"Lib Dem forces end of historical Tory club"

The story that we broke yesterday of Crosby Conservative Club being no more has now been confirmed by this week's Crosby Champion, with some additional interesting quotes from Crosby's serving Conservative councillor.

The article opens:

A Conservative club which stood for 75 years has been stripped of its political allegiance - by a high profile Liberal Democrat.

Last month The Champion exclusively exposed Lib Dem local election candidate Jack Colbert as being the chairman of the then Crosby Conservative Club.

Former Lib Dem cllr Jack Colbert is now “delighted” after 69 members at a meeting unanimously voted to rename the building Crosby Village Social Club.

He has been hailed by Lib Dems as “the man who took over a Conservative club” but branded by Tories as “like an annoying itch.”