Shazia Awan, a former Conservative candidate for constituency of Leigh, said she was switching to the Labour party after watching Zac Goldsmith’s “repulsive” campaign for Mayor.

Ms Awan had earlier criticised Goldsmith’s candidacy in an article for the New Statesman, saying it was “exploitative and ugly”.

She spoke out after another Tory woman, Binita Mehta, group leader at Watford Council, said Zac Goldsmith was “patronising” London’s Indian voters.

A day after Goldsmith’s piece in the Mail on Sunday, which used an image from the 7/7 terrorist attacks to criticise Labour, Ms Awan had finally had enough.

I'll be voting @UKLabour May 5th.A lifelong Tory voter & ex candidate am ashamed at repulsive campaign of hate they have run against #Khan — Shazia (@ShaziaAwan) May 2, 2016

Tory party & #zacgoldsmith have run a dirty,ugly &divisive campaign against @SadiqKhan more horrifying by the day.I'll proudly vote Labour. — Shazia (@ShaziaAwan) May 2, 2016

With Sadiq Khan ahead of Goldsmith by at least 20 points, at least according to one poll, she isn’t alone.

Just 4 days to go