Defections in Newham

A couple of bizarre defections in Newham have tripled the size of the opposition to 3 out of 60 ... and both are Cllrs in the same Royal Docks ward.

First, Cllr Sarah Ruiz defected to George Galloway's Respect party, after twelve years as a Labour Cllr ... until recently in Cabinet roles. But in May she strongly supported arch-Blairite Labour West Ham Candidate Lyn Brown in her fight against Respect in their top target seat after Galloway's. You can see her endorsement of Brown at http://www.lynbrown.org.uk

Then, Cllr Michael Law defects to the Tories to be their first Newham Cllr since 1994. On the website http://www.e-democracy.org Law and Ruiz then swapped tributes to each other .... Ruiz was "delighted" about his Tory membership and says "the opposition will need to work together".

What do they put in the water in Royal Docks ward ?