The new BNP? UKIP stands by racist PPC
UKIP is standing by racist parliamentary candidate for Ilford South Paul Wiffen, who spoke about “Muslim nutters” and “Romanian gypsies who beat their wives”.
UKIP
As election kicks off, UKIP finds itself mired in sleaze
UKIP’s East of England MEP Stuart Agnew was secretly recorded by The Sunday Times telling an undercover reporter how to get round the ban on proxy donations.
Tories “are UKIP, but with an Armani tie”
David Cameron has criticised over his alliance with “the extreme right wing from Eastern Europe”, calling them “the nasty party” and “nasty Little Englanders”.
More turmoil for UKIP as PPC jailed and MEP expelled
UKIP was plunged into turmoil this week following the expulsion of West Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire and the conviction of Chorley PPC Nick Hogan.
English Defence League to welcome Geert Wilders
Far right Dutch MP Geert Wilders visits the UK on Friday. The English Defence League will “defend free speech” by demonstrating in favour of the visit.
UKIP crisis over “extremist views” of Euro allies
UKIP’s European allies are under the spotlight following Nikki Sinclaire’s resignation from the EFD group in protest at their “variety of extremist views”.
UKIP MEP stands by attack on “biased, censoring” BBC
UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom tells Left Foot Forward he “absolutely stands by” his anti-BBC rant; he said they had “blocked sceptics of climate change for four years”
Farage smears Ashton as being in the pocket of “enemies of the West”
UKIP leader Nigel Farage this week launched an outrageous attack on the integrity of new EU High Commissioner Baroness Ashton, implying links with Communists.
Net A8 migration down 88 per cent
Net migration from Estonia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia fell 88 per cent from the previous year, to just 9,000.
UKIP MEP threatens to silence press over fraud investigation
UKIP MEP Mike Nattrass is threatening to take the Sunday Times to court over claims he is being investigated by OLAF, the European anti-fraud police.