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ONE of Ukip’s rising stars has been left red-faced after social media messages emerged showing he criticised Nigel Farage’s party at the last election.
Blair Smillie had hurriedly deleted posts and made his social media profiles private yesterday, after Labour revealed the embarrassing posts.
Mr Smillie left the Labour Party — which his great grandfather helped establish alongside Keir Hardie — and joined Ukip before May’s European elections.
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