Ex-Transport Minister John Spellar.

Labour needs to wake up to the threat posed by UKIP or risk losing seats in next week’s council elections, a senior MP has warned.
Ex-Transport Minister John Spellar claims UKIP could dent Labour’s chances of regaining control of county councils, particularly in the North and the Midlands.
Mr Spellar said Nigel Farage’s UKIP reminded him of the Liberal Democrats in the 1990s when they started to win seats in the North.
He said: “At first they took Tory seats in areas like Sheffield Hallam and the threat to Labour was perceived to be minimal.
"Yet our failure to take the Liberals seriously saw them take control of a number of previously strong Labour councils. It took us years to win them back.” Mirror.
Excellent - they're runnin' scared!