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Third Merton Tory councillor defects to UKIP
A third former Merton Conservative councillor said he will be joining UKIP. Councillor Rod Scott, ward member for Raynes Park, was among the four councillors who resigned from the Conservative group at the annual mayor making meeting on May 15
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UKIP does not blame immigrants it blames Brussels
I would like to refute the allegation by Ms Schneider (‘Undemocratic for Merton councillors to defect to UKIP’) that UKIP blames immigrants for all our woes. We do nothing of the kind. The faults lie on the shoulders of the three parties -
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Councillors who defected to UKIP should stand down
I am writing to express my abject dismay at the decision of Councillor Suzanne Evans, Councillor Richard Hilton, Councillor Rod Scott and Councillor Linda Scott to defect to UKIP in what I as nothing more than an attempted power grab. Their arguments