Helmer responds to possibility of Clarke leadership

East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer responds to the possibility of a Ken Clarke leadership bid in todays Telegraph:-

Sir - So it's official - Ken Clarke is standing for the Tory leadership.Most of the Conservative activists I know simply will not work for a Clarke-led party. They will defect to Ukip. Or they will work for a non-party, anti-EU organisation, like the Democracy Movement. Or they will sit on their hands. Neil Kinnock is right. A Clarke leadership would split the party from top to bottom, leaving it unelectable for a generation.

Roger Helmer MEP (Con), Lutterworth, Leics

Roger can always be counted on to say it straight!