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Boles had left local members unsure if he would be standing again for the Tories, not least after he resigned from the local association last month. He added that of the 345 emails he had received from party members and supporters before the association’s local AGM last month, just 22 had expressed support for Boles, while more than 300 wanted him gone. Sagar accused Boles of arrogance and self-importance: “Rather than Nick and politicians like Anna Soubry, who are far too London-centric, the real victims are the local electorates and associations which largely voted for leave.” Sagar rejected suggestions from supporters of Boles that the local association had been the subject of a “Ukip takeover”. “What should happen next is entirely up to Nick. On Tuesday, some councillors were reluctant to offer their views on Boles’s actions and how he had been treated. But one councillor, Bob Adams, said he was “very disappointed” that the MP felt he had to resign from the party. So from that point of view it’s sad that this has happened,” said the self-proclaimed supporter of a no-deal Brexit. “None has earned the right to lead the country after Brexit.” Conservative MP Nick Boles quits party after his soft Brexit plan fails Read more The MP may have a mountain to climb should he seek re-election on a non-Tory ticket. His resignation – which prompted siren calls from other former Tory colleagues in the Independent Group of MPs, now known as Change UK – means that a rural Lincolnshire constituency is being represented by a non-Tory for the first time since 2010. Others point out that no one has won an election in a rural Lincolnshire seat against a Conservative candidate since 1948.