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01 May 2013, 5:44 am
...and then tries to withdraw his candidacy soon after once he realises his mistake!
Worth noting that the Tory MP in question is very anti-EU too.
Quote:
Tory MP stunned to discover her father is running in council elections... as a candidate for UKIP
Securing the support of Sushil Patel was a coup for the Eurosceptic party as a British Asian, and the father of the Conservative MP for Witham and leading right-winger Priti Patel, 41.
But shortly after yesterday’s announcement by Nigel Farage around 2.30pm that he was their candidate in the Bushey South ward of Hertfordshire County Council, Mr Patel told a journalist around 4pm that he had stood down.
- Sushil Patel is standing for UKIP in Hertfordshire County Council elections
- He is the father of rising Tory star and leading right-winger Priti Patel
- Mr Patel tried to withdraw candidacy just 90 minutes after being announced
- Later said he is 'proud' to be a UKIP candidate and of his daughter
Securing the support of Sushil Patel was a coup for the Eurosceptic party as a British Asian, and the father of the Conservative MP for Witham and leading right-winger Priti Patel, 41.
But shortly after yesterday’s announcement by Nigel Farage around 2.30pm that he was their candidate in the Bushey South ward of Hertfordshire County Council, Mr Patel told a journalist around 4pm that he had stood down.
I bet his daughter is furious at this moment! Whoops.
