A Conservative Suffolk county councillor has defected to Reform UK.

Christopher Hudson, who represents Belstead Brook, announced his decision to resign from the Conservatives on Friday. 

He has joined Reform, which is led by Clacton MP Nigel Farage. 

"Unfortunately, the broken manifesto promises over stopping the boats, safeguarding our borders, keeping taxes low and reducing them have all been betrayed," Mr Hudson said in a statement.

He added he will "work hard for a Greater Britain that is free, strong, secure and optimistic" and that Reform "is the best and only way to secure these aims".

Mr Hudson has been serving as a county councillor since 2012. 

He was previously chairman of the council in 2014/15 and served as deputy leader in the following year. 

He previously represented the Kesgrave and Rushmere division. 

Reform won five seats at the election in July, which included three seats in East Anglia. The most prominent of those is Mr Farage, who won the Clacton seat from Conservative Giles Watling.