A UKIP candidate has had his challenge for a wager on UKIP’s success in the General Election turned down.Mark Hughes, the prospective candidate for Harwich and North Essex, took to twitter to offer the challenge to his rival, Bernard Jenkin
Only a fortnight ago, David Cameron pleaded with UKIP supporters to “come home” to the Conservatives and not to use their vote as a “protest” in the general election.Insisting that he had heard the message of frustrated Tories “loud and
Nicola Sturgeon has said Scotland would demand a second independence referendum should the UK vote to leave the EU. The SNP leader, whose MEPs sit with the Greens and Welsh nationalists in the European Party to form one of its
His family were told he would never walk or talk again. Now L/Bdr Ben Parkinson MBE has once again defied his doctor’s diagnosis by walking up and down stairs at a training camp for bilateral above knee prosthetic users, in Oklahoma,
Falkland Islanders have delivered a blunt message to the Argentine government as it launched a legal campaign to stop them searching for oil in their own coastal waters. Daniel Filmus, Argentina’s minister for the disputed islands, announced the country had begun legal proceedings
Canadian singer Michael Bublé has been forced to apologise for unintentionally offending (some) people after posting a photo of himself next to a girl in tiny shorts with the hashtag #beautifulbum. The photo, taken by the star’s wife, was supposed
The BBC has confirmed that the hand-picked audience for the opposition leaders’ debate was left leaning, despite claiming otherwise live on air. Out of all the audience members who had declared a party allegiance, only three marked themselves down as
A man who told a 12-year-old boy who was selling poppies to raise money for The Royal British Legion that he would have him “shot by the Taliban” has walked free from jail. Adelso Saws, who already has a conviction
Purple has always been the colour of royalty and in Roman times, only the emperor was allowed to wear a Tyrian purple cape. So it may come as no surprise to some that a bright UKIP poster has been spotted
A report claiming people who support UKIP lack any real experience of living with migrants has been dismissed as “factually inept” by a party spokesman. The argument is based on a map comparing where UKIP support is strongest and where
The BBC has been challenged by another UKIP candidate who refused to be drawn into a debate on whether the party was divided over one of its flagship policies. Tim Aker, who is standing in the constituency of Thurrock where
Following a hit and miss interview with Jeremy Vine where Energy and Climate Change Minister Ed Davey appeared to say none of his party’s policies were set in stone, the Lib Dems have vowed to block Tory cuts to the
Threats of violence and even death are being used to stop UKIP from campaigning for the general election as the hard left try to stamp the party out. Groups including ‘Stand Up To UKIP’ have warned UKIP candidates not to
The Labour candidate in Grimsby, Melanie Onn, has provoked outrage by implying that the fishing industry was not a ‘decent’ or ‘skilled’ career. Speaking on The World Tonight after a hustings in Grimsby Minster Melanie Onn, a union official who was
An investigation has revealed that migrants who pick vegetables for British supermarkets are treated like ‘slaves’ and forced to live in filthy conditions. Desperate workers who move to Western Europe for the chance of higher wages are living in wooden
With her BBC interview getting almost 40,000 views following her battle in a live interview on the edge of Grimsby’s harbour, Victoria Ayling says the BBC are desperate to “get her back” tonight. The candidate for Grimsby was interviewed on the news
David Cameron’s hopes of wooing UKIP supporters to vote Conservative in May have been dealt a hammer blow by Brussels. The Tory leader was desperate to be seen as the only real option for securing a renegotiated relationship with the
UKIP’s candidate for Rotherham, Jane Collins, has spoken out as a Pakistani-born father of five was convicted of child sex offences against girls in Peterborough, saying that although child sexual exploitation was carried out by men and women of all
Labour supporters look to be panicking in the constituency of Great Grimsby as both Unite and Unison have joined forces with Hope Not Hate for an anti-UKIP campaigning day. Staff from the unions, which donate millions to Labour, have sent
Euro MPs have been condemned as “hypocrites” for their support of the inaugural European Games in the capital of Azerbaijan, despite the country’s record on human rights. Political parties, including the group where the Liberal Democrat’s sole MEP sit, have
A Parliamentary hopeful who claims he is a ‘feminist’ has been caught on CCTV camera in a strip club, repeatedly trying to touch a naked lap dancer. Maajid Nawaz, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Hampstead and Kilburn, visited the club
The war of words between George Galloway and the Labour party in Bradford West is threatening to spill over into legal action over claims that Naz Shah, who is standing for Labour, lied about being forced into an underage and
The National Secular Society has said that the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception is causing “unsustainable population growth”, which is the “largest single factor driving the destruction of the planet”. The criticism came as a Catholic campaign group launched an
Prominent historian and TV presenter Dr David Starkey says that too many minority groups play the victim card. “I find it very, very sad that there is now this perpetual procession of people – group after group – wanting to
Scandal-hit Rotherham Council is luring new managers to work for its tarnished brand by offering a 25 percent pay increase despite £23 million cuts elsewhere. The extra £40,000 per year being offered to the Chief Executive to compensate for the
Jeremy Clarkson has slammed the brakes on his planned re-appearance on the BBC since he was fired for attacking a producer who worked on Top Gear. The controversial star was due to appear as a host on Have I Got
The former most senior police officer in Britain is being investigated over allegations of a cover up by the Metropolitan Police over its investigation of the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Lord Stevens, who served as the Met’s Commissioner from 2000-2005,
A UKIP candidate has reported himself to Hampshire Police after being told he could have broken electoral law because of sausage rolls. Kim Rose, who is standing in Southampton Itchen, will be questioned over allegations he tried to influence voters
Eurozone countries are drawing up secret documents to force Greece out of the single currency, a memo from the Finnish finance ministry has revealed. The monetary alliance is preparing to act should Greece be declared bankrupt next month. That will happen
The Labour Party appear to have backtracked on their pledge to scrap the ‘Tampon Tax’ only days after it was first made, as the European Commission admit that MPs in Westminster would be powerless to scrap the VAT. With a
An agency nurse was paid £2200 for working one 12-hour shift in an NHS hospital, a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed. The Telegraph reports Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust paid the record sum over £183.33 an hour as
A Welsh nationalist candidate says he has no regrets about comparing some English residents of Wales to the Nazis. Mike Parker, Plaid Cymru candidate for Ceredigion, wrote in a magazine that some parts of Wales were inhabited by “gun-toting Final Solution
Tony Blair has once again denied claims he is amongst the mega-wealthy despite having a property portfolio worth millions of pounds and business contracts advising national governments around the world. And the former PM disparaged the party and the people
The economic downturn appears to have narrowed the north-south divide as wages between the two regions converge, with statistics released today indicating any gaps in earning power are due to age not geographical location. Households in the north-east and east
National Front leader Marine Le Pen is facing a potential crisis after declaring war on her own father – the party’s honorary president – after a series of comments he made in a magazine interview. Mlle Le Pen said she
Passport checks for those leaving the UK will begin today as part of a drive to combat illegal immigration. Exit checks will take place at all airports and ports in the UK with data from passports and travel documents collected
Labour is set to throw selection on the grounds of merit out the window as it launches a series of policies in a manifesto designed solely for minorities. The party is preparing to introduce new ‘diversity quotas’ for the Civil
The Green Party leader was rewarded for her vaguely coherent interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme by being mistakenly called Caroline Lucas by presenter John Humphrys. Ms Bennett, whose previous interview on LBC was described as ‘car crash’ and
The French Prime Minister has stepped in to have a ban lifted on an advert for a musical trio called ‘The Priests’. Transport chiefs had ruled that posters advertising a concert in June by the group breached the country’s strict
A veteran from the second world war who fought at Monte Cassino has spoken out against the “yobbos” who drew Swastikas and a Hitler moustache on the political poster he had displayed in his garden. Frank Moody, who served with
