Ex-Labour Councillor stands for Lib Dems
April 24, 2006 4:04 PM
Former Southwark Labour councillor and 2002 candidate, Viv Todd, has explained why she is standing for the Liberal Democrats in this year's local elections and comments on Labour's "internal disputes" and "nasty campaign".
Ms Todd spent 15 years as a Labour Party member, was a Labour Councillor for 4 years ward in Waverly Ward, Nunhead and in 2002 stood for the Labour Party in South Bermondsey.
This year the lifelong Labour supporter has made a dramatic switch to the Liberal Democrats and is standing in Nunhead against Labour's Deputy Leader. She claims that she could no longer defend Tony Blair and the negative attitude of the local Labour Party on the doorstep.
Commenting, Ms Todd said:
" It was a tough decision to leave Labour. I delivered my first Labour leaflet in Nunhead as a child and have supported the party throughout my adult life. "
"But after Blair took us into the Iraq war I felt I could no longer defend Labour policy on the doorstep."
Talking about Southwark's Labour Group, Ms Todd said:
" I felt so let down by the negative approach of the Labour councillors and I'm sure that many of the current Labour candidates are uncomfortable with the nasty campaign that the leadership has been waging. "
"Sadly they seem more interested in internal disputes and scoring political points than actually getting things done for local people.
"I have been really impressed with the way Southwark Liberal Democrats have run the council over the last four years and am pleased to be campaigning on a really positive manifesto in these elections."
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