UKIP leader Nigel Farage has welcomed Cllr Diana Coad to his party.
Mr Farage tweeted:
Welcoming Diana Coad, a highly experienced Cllr and leader of the Tory group in Slough, to #UKIP! http://t.co/SnCcuTyVks
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) January 30, 2015
The story has provoked a strong reaction from the ruling Slough Labour Group, which has called for a by-election.
Commissioner Pavitar Mann has tweeted a series of thoughts, including:
Never thought I'd feel remotely sorry4 UKIP,but with Coad now joining the party...have a smidgen of sympathy4Slough UKIP! Nope...its gone
— Pavitar Kaur Mann (@pavitarmann) January 30, 2015
And here's more reaction from the Twittersphere:
.@Conservatives #Slough Councillor has defected to .@UKIP this morning. Welcome to UKIP Cllr Diana Coad.
— Chris Adams (@_Chris_Adams) January 30, 2015
Slough Conservatives leader Diana Coad in UKIP defection < another Kipper emerges from under their rock. http://t.co/aDXZBoDRvu
— Nick James (@jamesy1962) January 30, 2015
Diana Coad defecting to #ukip !! isn't she the one who said in 2012 'You can tell Nigel Farage and all you lot at UKIP to go f...k yourself'
— Graham Macleod (@MCDHSB) January 30, 2015
Welcoming Slough Tory Group leader Cllr Diana Coad to @UKIP http://t.co/XyTlFkF2rF?
— Gawain Towler (@GawainTowler) January 30, 2015
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