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Two more Conservative councillors switch to Lib Dems in East Hampshire

Must be something in the air at the moment for, in addition to the news from Hinckley & Bosworth Council about a Conservative switching to the Liberal Democrats, two more in East Hampshire have also switched.

East Hampshire councillors Maureen Comber and Eve Hope have joined the Liberal Democrats and will be standing for the party this May.

Cllr Comber said, “There is a nasty atmosphere. Elected councillors are being excluded or browbeaten into following the party whip as dictated by the leader and his inner circle”.

Earlier this year Ian Dowdle also switched from the Conservatives to the Liberal …

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