Lord Pearson of Rannoch

Lord Pearson of Rannoch (UKIP Peer). Expelled from the Conservatives for calling for voters to back the UK Independence Party in May 2004. He joined UKIP in January 2007.

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2007-01-09 - The Times - Tory peers defect to UK Independence Party
Author: Anthony Browne
Summary: Two former Conservative peers will defect to the United Kingdom Independence Party today, giving the Eurosceptic group its first foothold in Parliament. Lord Pearson of Rannoch and Lord Willoughby de Broke will create a UKIP group in the House of Lords, promising to recruit other members and to persuade leading Conservative donors to switch allegiance.