A former Conservative councillor has announced he is to stand as an independent in a forthcoming by-election after admitting his party had “lost all contact with reality”.
Chris Horne announced he will stand as an Independent in the upcoming Broxburn, Uphall and Winchburgh ward by-election following the death of Labour councillor Ann Davidson, just days before Rishi Sunak was made PM.
And Mr Horne said he felt he had no choice but to leave the Conservative party, saying despite Boris Johnson pulling out of the race to be PM, the mere talk of return following the resignation of Liz Truss was “unbelievable”.
