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Tuesday, March 06, 2012

East Midlands Conservative MEP Roger Helmer announced his defection to UKIP

A MEMBER of the European Parliament has left the Conservatives to join the United Kingdom Independence Party.

East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer announced his defection to UKIP at the party’s spring conference in Skegness on Saturday, citing serious policy disagreements with the Tories.

Mr Helmer said: “The fact is that UKIP represents the values and interests of East Midlands Conservatives much better than Cameron’s Tory Party does.

“I believe I can do a better job representing those views and interests as a member of UKIP than I could in the Tory Party.  Read More Rutland Times