It comes as 19 Labour councillors in Leicester are told they are not allowed to stand as candidates
By George Torr & Sam MoorhouseTwo Leicester councillors have defected to the Conservative Party after being deselected by Labour.
an email from Labour's regional director, Richard Oliver, to local branches in Leicester, which said an NEC panel had been convened to select the city's candidates due to "concerns about the process".Mr Westley, a Labour councillor since 1995, said he could no longer serve for a party which "doesn't listen to local people".
Mr Bhatia added: "The Labour Party in Leicester is broken, as a city we need change and that's why I am joining the party which truly represents local people and is fighting for local issues, giving local people a genuine voice."
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