Deva Kumarasiri has joined UKIP

Postmaster Deva Kumarasiri, who was removed from his job after asking customers who did not speak English to leave, has joined the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)and will stand as a candidate in the Euro elections.

Deva said to the BBC "My priorities will be to save the pound and push for British jobs for British workers. I'll campaign for newcomers to Britain to learn English and seek to persuade them that integration is absolutely vital to the country's future."

So the Liberal Democrats' loss appears to be UKIP's gain.

Although I'm not a supporter of UKIP and have no objection to the Euro, I don't think Deva Kumarasiri should have been expelled from his job, or from the Liberal Democrats for that matter.

While he may have needed to re-think his policiy with regards to tourists, a quick chat with his boss should have sufficed.