The Conservative Parliamentary candidate at the last General Election in (Labour-held) Brighton Kemptown has defected to Labour.

Brief edited xtract from the Brighton Evening Argus: "Judith Symes (who) appeared on Tory leader David Cameron's A-list of approved candidates said "He (Cameron) has not gathered together a cross-section of society. Instead, elitism and exclusivity are at the heart of the party." Her shock defection will come as a huge embarrassment to the Tories.

The 43-year-old said she was not planning to stand for Parliament as a Labour candidate - but refused to rule out seeking a nomination in the future.

Businessman Simon Kirby, the Tories' new prospective candidate for Kemptown, described the decision of Judith Symes as (Quote) disappointing (End of quote)."

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Ex Tory Mp Candidate Defects To Labour (from The Argus)
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