From the BBC:
A Liberal Democrat councillor has been suspended after nominating a BNP candidate for May’s local elections.
The party’s leadership has withdrawn all support for Darlington councillor Stephen Jones, who has quit as leader of the three-strong Lib Dem group.
Daniel Brown, the candidate whose nomination he signed, is one of his rivals in the North Road ward.
The local party said Mr Jones made a mistake but the Tories have called on Sir Menzies Campbell to sack him.
Edward Davey, chief of staff to leader Sir Menzies, said: “The Liberal Democrat Party in no way endorses and indeed repudiates the policy platform of the British National Party, whose views we find repugnant in every aspect.
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4 Comments
From thegrauniad:
Mr Jones told Darlington Lib Dems he thought Daniel Brown was an independent candidate for North Road ward, which must elect three councillors.
It does not surpise me that he thought Daniel Brown was an independent candidate. In Preston, a BNP candidate got his signatures without filling in his party name and then did so when he handed his papers in. This is “alleged” and “as far as I am aware” but it is known as common practice for the BNP and the like.
This poor guy was just tricked by the BNP’s underhand actions.
What will happen if he is elected – is the whip withdrawn because he remains a LibDem on the ballot paper doesn’t he?
so what i thought we lived in a free country where we could do and say as we please perhaps i am wrong.