The decision of East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer to leave the Conservative party in favour of joining the ranks of UKIP hardly had me spitting out my cornflakes in surprise.
In fact, the only real shock that came from seeing Helmer paraded like a prize catch landed fresh from the sea at the UKIP conference in Skegness last weekend was that it took him so long to start batting for a new side.
Ever since he announced a desire to step down from the European Parliament, it was pretty clear that he was becoming irate at Conservative HQ's reticence to let long-term ally Rupert Matthews take his seat in Brussels.
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