Councillors defect to Tories ahead of local elections
Posted at Friday, March 30th, 2007 by andrewBen Russell writes in The Independent, reporting the defection of the Labour leader of Melton Mowbray Borough Council to the Conservatives: Eric Pickles, the party’s local government spokesman, spoke as a senior Labour local government figure announced his defection to the Tories, expressing disillusionment with NHS reforms and the introduction of ID cards. Mal Sheldon, [...]
