LONDON, United Kingdom – UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage and the party’s London mayoral candidate Peter Whittle took to Leadenhall Market in the City of London today to celebrate St. George’s Day, the annual celebration of England and its patron saint.
The pair exchanged jokes with local business owners, pub-goers, and Morris dancers while Prime Minister David Cameron prepared to entertain U.S. President Barack Obama who has been in the United Kingdom to tell Britain to stay in the European Union (EU).
Mr. Whittle is likely to become a London Assembly Member for UKIP, while Mr. Farage is spending most of his time campaigning for a ‘leave’ vote in Britain’s upcoming EU referendum.
Mr. Farage reiterated his call for St George’s Day to be a national bank holiday, and UKIP today released its new political party broadcast for the London elections.
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UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage attends a St George’s Day celebration in Leadenhall Market in London on April 22, 2016 holding a Saint George’s Cross flag, the flag of England. Saint George’s Day is the feast day of Saint George, the patron saint of England, in Christian tradition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage called for St George’s Day to be a national bank holiday. (Getty)
UK Independence Party (UKIP) London mayoral candidate Peter Whitte holds a Saint George’s Cross flags, the flag of England, as her attends a St George’s Day celebration in Leadenhall Market in London on April 22, 2016 (Getty Images)
UK Independence Party (UKIP) London mayoral candidate Peter Whittle (L) and UKIP leader Nigel Farage (R) drink pints of beer as they attend a St George’s Day celebration in Leadenhall Market in London on April 22, 2016 (Getty Images)