Reform's Lee Anderson has welcomed the first Labour Councillor, Cathy Mason, to the party.
In a post to X Mr Anderson said:
Cllr Cathy Mason who represents the Carsic ward on Ashfield District Council has joined Reform UK this week to make the third Reform Councillor on the authority.
Cathy is actually the first Labour Councillor in the whole country to defect to Reform UK, although I suspect she will be the first of many. Like many others all over the country, Cathy has been let down by the Labour Party with their policies that are not helping people at all.
There are no longer any elected Labour representatives anywhere in Ashfield. In the last few months we've had local defections from Labour, the Tories, and the Ashfield Independents, which is proof that Reform UK has all the momentum in Ashfield.
Welcome to the People's Army, Cathy.
https://twitter.com/LeeAndersonMP_/status/1887814939923955964
