FORMER Hyndburn mayor Malcolm Pritchard has defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The former Labour and independent councillor said he was switching to ‘prevent slurs that he is a Tory in disguise’.
FORMER Hyndburn mayor Malcolm Pritchard has defected to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). The former Labour and independent councillor said he was switching to ‘prevent slurs that he is a Tory in disguise’.
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