General Election 2015: The best reactions to Nigel Farage’s unresignation May 11, 2015 In his autobiography, The Purple Revolution, Nigel Farage said it was curtains for him if he failed to win in Thanet. "The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the Commons would be significant for both myself and the party. It is frankly just not credible for me to continue to [...]
General Election 2015: Nigel Farage remains Ukip leader after resignation rejected by party May 11, 2015 Nigel Farage will remain the leader of Ukip – despite handing in his resignation after being defeated in South Thanet in the General Election last week. Ukip members have rejected the leaders attempt to quit because they did not want him to go. "As promised Nigel Farage tendered his official resignation as leader of Ukip [...]
General Election 2015 results: Here’s who came second in every seat, including 120 silver medals for Nigel Farage and Ukip May 9, 2015 The result of the General Election may have been clean cut – a majority victory for the Conservatives, but the second place seats tell another story. Ukip is the obvious winner by this count – despite losing its leader, Nigel Farage, to a second-place finish, the party got one seat and came second in 120 [...]
General Election 2015 results: Cameron claims victory while Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage resign after dramatic day in British politics May 8, 2015 David Cameron has claimed victory in the General Election while Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage quit as leaders of their respective parties in one of the most dramatic days in British political history. Cameron has swept to a surprise victory and will form a majority government. Miliband has stood down as leader of [...]
General Election 2015 results: Which party leaders have resigned? Ed Miliband, Nigel Farage and Nick Clegg all step down May 8, 2015 The shock election result threatens to topple up to four party leaders, as three have already stepped down today. Labour leader Ed Miliband resigned saying his deputy Harriet Harman will step in until a successor is appointed. "I will never give up on fighting for the Britain that I believe in," he while urging supporters [...]
General Election 2015: Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader after failing to win South Thanet with result recount May 8, 2015 Nigel Farage has quit as leader of Ukip after failing to win a seat in Westminster, losing to the Conservatives in South Thanet. Craig Mackinlay won the day with 18,837 votes, putting the Ukip leader in second place on 16,026 – a safe 5.7 per cent majority. The eurosceptic politician had promised to resign within [...]
General Election 2015 results: Which MPs are out? Ed Balls, Danny Alexander and Jim Murphy all lose seats as Nigel Farage fails to win in Thanet South May 8, 2015 The General Election has dramatically shifted Britain's political landscape, as the Lib Dems endured a bloodbath, while they and Labour suffered as the SNP swept to victory across Scotland. Some of the biggest political names in Westminster were ousted by rival candidates including Labour's shadow chancellor Ed Balls in Morley and Outwood. Ukip leader Nigel Farage failed [...]
General Election: Nigel Farage’s South Thanet rival Al Murray says he deserves to win May 7, 2015 One of Nigel Farage's most high-profile rivals in the race for South Thanet, but perhaps not one of the most serious contenders for the hardly fought seat has said he deserves to win. LATEST: Farage quits as Ukip leader after failing to become MP Al Murray, pub landlord comedian and now wannabe MP for Fukp (that's [...]
David Cameron and Nigel Farage’s Wikipedia pages hacked to tell voters to “vote Labour” May 7, 2015 A picture of Miliband appeared, along with the words "Vote Labour" The Wikipedia pages of David Cameron, Nigel Farage and Caroline Lucas were hacked this afternoon, to show a picture of Ed Miliband with the legend "Vote Labour". As UK voters used social media to tell the world how they were voting, hackers broke into [...]
Nigel Farage accuses pollsters of “voodoo science” when it comes to Ukip May 3, 2015 Nigel Farage has argued that despite pollsters indicating a decline in Ukip's popularity, it is actually “going up in the polls”. During an interview with BBC One's Andrew Marr show, he said there had been a “very desperate attempt to talk Ukip down in recent months”, and that some of the polling organisations of using [...]