Nigel Farage’s conference speech: Here’s what you need to know September 26, 2014 Nigel Farage has delivered his last conference speech before the 2015 general election. Speaking to Ukip delegates, he celebrated the party's success in the European elections and congratulated Douglas Carswell for abandoning the Conservative party for Ukip. He praised Carswell's defection as the bravest act he had seen in British politics. In keeping with the [...]
Ukip conference 2014: Nigel Farage sets out tax-cutting policies September 26, 2014 Ukip has gathered in Doncaster for its last party conference before next year's general election. The timing is somewhat unfortunate for Nigel Farage's eurosceptic party with much of the media's attention focused on the upcoming vote on whether Britain will join airstrikes against ISIS. However, that won't stop the party putting forward some eyecatching policies to [...]
Farage promises top rate tax cut as he lays out Ukip’s election plan June 2, 2014 UKIP LEADER Nigel Farage yesterday promised to slash the top rate of tax to 40p, putting tax cuts and a vow to tackle the cost of living at the heart of his party’s plans ahead of the general election next May. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, Farage said he would cut the top rate [...]
Pressure builds on Nick Clegg while Nigel Farage targets Westminster seats for 2015 May 27, 2014 SENIOR Liberal Democrats were forced to defend battered leader Nick Clegg against calls for his resignation yesterday, after a drubbing in the local and European elections that saw all but one of the party’s Members of European Parliament (MEPs) lose their seats. An exhausted-looking Clegg said his party’s massive losses were “heartbreaking” but insisted that [...]
Nigel Farage looks forward to a European holiday in new spoof video May 21, 2014 Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, is the subject of a new controversial ad campaign from the travel web-site Lastminute.com, in which he appears to be espousing the virtues of going on holiday to countries like Romania and Bulgaria. The advertisement, which involves selected editing of various pronouncements from Farage, shows [...]
Farage predicts a political earthquake April 22, 2014 Ukip’s leader Nigel Farage is predicting a political “earthquake” if his party does well in the European elections next month. Speaking at the launch of his party’s campaign in Sheffield yesterday, Farage said: “If Ukip win these elections, a referendum and an opportunity for us to get back control of our country will be one [...]
Ukip strikes back after claims that Farage misused allowance April 15, 2014 UKIP party officials were on the attack yesterday, after claims that leader Nigel Farage misused allowances from the European parliament. The party published a list of journalists at The Times who it accuses of conspiring against Ukip to boost the fortunes of the Conservative party by publishing the expenses claims. Yesterday, The Times published a [...]
Cameron: Don’t trust extremist Farage or Clegg April 10, 2014 DAVID Cameron has urged voters to reject “extremist” Ukip and the Liberal Democrats in the European elections, positioning his party as the only option for those who want real change. Promising a stronger economy at home and greater respect abroad, the Prime Minister set out his stall with six weeks to go before the EU [...]
Farage tops poll against Clegg in debate over EU March 26, 2014 UKIP leader Nigel Farage triumphed in yesterday’s tussle with deputy prime minister Nick Clegg over the UK’s membership of the European Union, according to a YouGov poll. The hour-long TV and radio debate focused on the impact of the EU on areas as widespread as immigration, jobs, the European arrest warrant and the crisis in [...]
The 7 issues Clegg and Farage must tackle in EU debate February 21, 2014 As Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage prepare to go head to head over Britain's membership of the European Union, LBC listeners will be waiting eagerly to see which arguments the two men use to land their best blows. In terms of what is most important for Britain regarding EU membership, here are seven of key [...]