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Top Labour figure dumps Ed Miliband for UKIP
The Telegraph ^
| Feb 17 2015
| Steven Swinford
Posted on 02/17/2015 11:31:26 AM PST by NRx
One of Labour's most senior figures has resigned from the party and will be supporting Ukip because of Ed Miliband's failure to offer a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union.
Harriet Yeo, who was chairman of Labour's ruling body between 2012 and 2013, is so disillusioned with Mr Miliband's refusal to offer a vote that she will be throwing her support behind Nigel Farage's party.
She represents the most senior Labour figure to switch allegiances to Ukip to date, although there are suggestions that several Labour MPs are considering defecting.
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TOPICS: Germany; Politics/Elections; Russia; United Kingdom; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 05072015; 2015election; edmiliband; election2015; europeanunion; harrietyeo; labour; nato; nigelfarage; scotlandyet; ukip; unitedkingdom
Good news from across the pond.
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posted on
02/17/2015 11:31:26 AM PST
by
NRx
To: NRx
Next May’s UK election will be interesting.
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posted on
02/17/2015 11:38:15 AM PST
by
iowamark
(I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy)
To: NRx
You go Harriet!
Heave Ho. Miliband has got to go!
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posted on
02/17/2015 11:57:18 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
To: NRx
Fascinating. I wonder if not all the Labourites are socialists?
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posted on
02/17/2015 12:42:34 PM PST
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
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02/17/2015 2:20:30 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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