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Deeply flawed, much mocked but he changed Britain's history: ANDREW PIERCE on how the rise of Ukip under Nigel Farage led David Cameron to call the referendum 

05/07/16 01:20

ANDREW PIERCE: Wearing hand-made Union Flag shoes, Nigel Farage was a star turn at a garden party in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace - giving no hint that he would resign the very next day. Immediately there was intense speculation about why he was going. Was he ill? There were certainly rumours last year that he may have been ill, and he is prone to heavy drinking. Was his marriage in crisis? He has admitted to at least one adulterous liaison in the past. Yet it seems the answer is more prosaic. He’s had enough of frontline politics and wants a rest. (Pictured clockwise: Farage with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, in 1999 at the European Parliament, and Farage in the wreckage of a plane crash in 2010 after the Ukip banner it was towing became entangled in the tail.) ...read

05/07/16 00:01

Douglas Carswell, Ukip's only MP who fell out with Nigel Farage and called on him to resign at the end of last year, reacted to news of his resignation by tweeting a smiling sunglasses emoji.

04/07/16 16:21

The Cardiff born singer has attacked the outgoing UKIP leader in an expletive ridden Twitter rant, taking aim hours after the key Brexit campaigner announced he was leaving his role.

04/07/16 15:55

Internet jokers have suggested that he may even stand as a candidate in the race to replace himself because his previous resignation only lasted three days.

04/07/16 15:27

The unconventional reaction (pictured inset) from Ukip's only MP Douglas Carswell (main picture) signals he is delighted Farage has finally heeded his advice to stand aside as leader.

02/07/16 19:30

TV hypnotist Paul McKenna, pictured, was asked to look at rough cuts of the anti-EU social media ads by his friend, Ukip's millionaire financial backer Aaron Banks who pumped £5m into the Leave.EU campaign.

30/06/16 17:28

Former TV presenter Robert Kilroy Silk has disappeared off the radar, but CRAIG BROWN looks back at the man who made UKIP famous before anyone had heard of Nigel Farage.

30/06/16 14:52

Ray Finch, MEP for south-east England and a close ally of Mr Farage, aimed the gesture at another politician ahead of the EU referendum during a debate in Strasbourg.

29/06/16 02:40

QUENTIN LETTS: From Belgium to Westminster, what a mad, invigorating, double-take of a day. Plots, a putsch, a punch-up – and a visit from Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves.

26/06/16 14:41

The Ukip leader said that the UK's economy was likely to shrink in the coming year, blaming the 'mild' downturn on pre-existing conditions.

23/06/16 12:11

Farage, who has campaigned for the UK to leave the European Union his whole political life, told Channel 4 he would not be attending the evening's debate due to 'family reasons'.

20/06/16 16:22

Mr Farage today insisted he had published a similar poster in May and said the image - headlined 'breaking point' - was a fair comment on the pressures faced by the 'Schengen' borderless zone.

20/06/16 13:55

Ukip leader Nigel Farage has been fighting accusations he published a racist poster on immigration and has insisted it has only became a row because of Mrs Cox's death.

20/06/16 13:26

The PM was told that public services were at risk of being 'flooded' by inflows, while the audience laughed at claims other EU states could be trusted not to renege on reforms.

19/06/16 18:21

The Ukip leader defended the controversial poster unveiled last week and insisted it only sparked this 'kind of row' because Labour MP Jo Cox was killed.

16/06/16 16:02

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said his latest poster (pictured) is 'disgusting' while Tory Treasury minister Harriet Baldwin hit out at the Ukip leader for 'vile xenophobia'.

13/06/16 18:17

Mr Farage's Brexit battle bus headed to the south east today and the Ukip leader seized upon today's Migration Watch report to warn Britain had to 'get a grip' on immigration.

10/06/16 16:00

The comedian and the Ukip leader were engaged in a series of furious rows over the EU referendum during a feisty edition of the BBC show.

09/06/16 18:31

ather-of-three Harry Boparai told the Prime Minister he had allowed 'uncontrolled immigration', which had caused his family's quality of life to plummet.

09/06/16 12:02

Aaron Knight (pictured) was known as 'Young UKIP' as he campaigned for the party in South Thanet, Kent ahead of the General Election - before switching his allegiances to Russell Brand.

09/06/16 11:28

Professor Alan Sked also used a speech at the London School of Economics to suggest that Prime Minister David Cameron was a lunatic.

08/06/16 20:21

British Airways reservations worker Harry Boparai, 41, claims he cannot even get a GP in Ashford, Surrey, despite living 500 yards from his nearest NHS surgery.

08/06/16 18:54

Ukip leader Nigel Farage (pictured on ITV's GMB this morning) said Brexit will help immigration become a 'non-issue' in the UK because it would allow us to cut net migration to under 50,000.

07/06/16 19:53

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, said the Ukip leader's claim that there could be Cologne-style sex attacks if we stay in the EU was 'inexcusable'.

06/06/16 21:05

Vote Leave has pushed hard on immigration in recent days - and been rewarded in the polls, many of which now show a lead for the campaign to quit the European Union.

04/06/16 08:00

Ukip leader Nigel Farage last night claimed bodies will be 'washing up' on British beaches this summer if asylum is given to 18 Albanians caught trying to sneak into the country by boat this week.

02/06/16 01:16

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay (right) failed to block Kent police extending their investigation into whether the Tories broke election laws in their fight to stop Farage (left) winning South Thanet last year.

26/05/16 01:10

The promoters, Operation Black Vote, claimed the campaign highlights the ‘demonisation of foreigners' in the referendum campaign, but they were accused of 'sectarian politics'.

24/05/16 20:31

Speaking from the top of his campaign bus in the Black Country today, Nigel Farage told a crowd of Ukip supporters: 'Go out and persuade people, bully people... to vote to take back our country.'

21/05/16 11:52

With barely a month to go until Britain votes on whether to stay in the EU, Nigel Farage (pictured on his open-topped double decker bus today) pledged to 'make June 23rd Independence Day'.

18/05/16 18:00

The leader of Ukip's seven Assembly Members shocked the Senedd when he claimed Plaid's Leanne Wood and Lib Dem Kirsty Williams had joined the First Minister's 'harem'.

16/05/16 12:12

Jade Smith, 18, from Redcar claimed she was targeted by the South Tees Conservative Association chairwoman Christine Hobson and said there was a 'bullying culture' in the Conservative Party.

15/05/16 08:15

The Ukip leader compared fellow anti-European Johnson to former US President Ronald Reagan – and said he would be a much better leader than ‘pro-Brussels fanatic’ David Cameron.

15/05/16 03:53

It has not been a vintage 12 months for Nigel Farage but his chipmunk grin was wider than ever when we met after learning he would debate David Cameron, writes SIMON WALTERS.

13/05/16 18:04

Nigel Farage made the jibe earlier today in a radio interview that made clear his dissatisfaction at Neil Hamilton's (pictured) win in the race to lead the party's first ever Assembly Members in Cardiff Bay.

10/05/16 19:14

Disgraced cash for questions ex-Tory Neil Hamilton seized the leadership of the party's seven-strong group in the Welsh Assembly - defeating Welsh Ukip leader Nathan Gill.

09/05/16 20:54

Ashley Mote, 80, of Alton, Hampshire, is serving a five year sentence for 'milking the cash cow to the limit' by making fraudulent claims for Parliamentary Assistance Allowance.

06/05/16 22:50

Mark Reckless was another former Tory to make an electoral comeback under the Ukip banner in Wales as the party enjoyed a good election night amid debate on the EU referendum.

03/05/16 15:59

The Ukip leader (pictured launching a poster today) defended using EU funds to pay for a team of ex-military personnel to follow him around the country during the referendum campaign.

02/05/16 13:03

Ukip's Nigel Farage used EU funds to pay for a team of ex-military personnel to follow him around the country as he made referendum campaign speeches, according to leaked documents.

30/04/16 18:58

Chris Wells, who became leader of Thanet District Council in Kent in May, fell into arrears last year after missing two monthly payments. He struggled for work as a self-employed management consultant.

24/04/16 17:03

Mr Johnson faced accusations of 'racism' after claiming Obama got rid of a Churchill statue as a 'snub' and claimed it was a 'symbol of the part-Kenyan President's ancestral dislike'.

22/04/16 23:35

Timothy 'Dusty' Miller, 66, said the banner displaying the symbol commonly associated with Hitler was a 'legal' message that was 'promoting freedom and democracy' by urging Britain to leave the EU.

08/04/16 13:03

Financial Times editor Lionel Barber, 61, boasts on Twitter that his paper’s weekend features Ukip leader Nigel Farage, adding: ‘Six pints, a bottle of wine and 2 glasses of port.’

08/04/16 11:33

Activist Jack Neilll, who stood in Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath at the least election, posed for bizarre photos on his Facebook account which show him with a 'blacked-up' face

29/03/16 12:43

The lawyer for ex-deputy chairman Suzanne Evans threatened to expose 'bits about Nigel beating his wife' in a witness statement in High Court battle to seek an injunction against her suspension.

11/03/16 07:48

An investigation by the Daily Mail and Channel 4 News has uncovered what appears to be significant undeclared expenditure by the Tories in key constituency battles.

08/03/16 10:29

The appointment of Mr Hamilton, most famous for the 1990s cash for questions scandal, at the top of the Mid and West Wales list, raises the chance he could resurrect his political career.

29/02/16 13:29

Schoolboy Joe Taylor, aged 15, and his father Mick (pictured) were hauled into an office at Wildern School in Hedge End, Hampshire, by police after Joe had looked up UKip's website.

27/02/16 18:26

Campaigning today in Llandudo in north-west Wales, Mr Farage told the audience it was 'the single most important political decision' they would make in their lifetime.

24/02/16 23:54

Suzanne Evans (pictured during last year's election campaign) said she was 'disappointed' by the decision to remove her as joint deputy chair. She is viewed as a rival to the Ukip leader.

24/02/16 14:47

The video, starring Ukip candidate Mandy Boylett, uses re-written lyrics from the footballing classic Football's Coming Home. Lyrics include 'Our flag's red, white and blue... More than just a star'.

18/02/16 13:41

The Conservatives declared hotel bills costing thousands of pounds as 'national spending' meaning they were not counted against the candidate spending limits of Craig Mackinlay.

11/02/16 11:36

A leaked dossier suggests Ukip officials were fully aware of the controversial and sometimes criminal pasts of the prospective MPs and councillors - but encouraged them to stand for election nonetheless.

10/02/16 00:29

Receipts for thousands of pounds allegedly spent on fighting Nigel Farage (pictured) in Thanet South have been uncovered, which would mean the Tories breached spending limits in the key seat.

28/01/16 20:33

Cllr Denis Crawford is in constant demand as he sits on Norfolk County, Breckland District and Thetford Town councils.

26/01/16 14:39

Migration spokesman Steven Woolfe claimed Ukip viewed immigration as a 'positive' thing. But he said black, mixed race and Asian communities were now 'feeling the strain' of immigration to Britain.

24/01/16 17:35

Liam Fox, pictured on stage with Ukip leader Nigel Farage at a Leave campaign rally, criticised suggestions Mr Cameron could end up changing UK welfare rules to make his renegotiation work.

17/01/16 11:20

EXCLUSIVE: In her first, explosive, talk since her life was put on hold, Annabelle Fuller (pictured) sets the record straight on the supposed romance with 51-year-old Nigel Farage.

10/01/16 10:50

Ukip leader Nigel Farage crashed when the wheel came off his Volvo on a French motorway. Although initially claiming he was the victim of an assassination attempt, he has since denied it.

07/01/16 13:59

Celebrity Big Brother star Winston McKenzie has sparked controversy once again after ranting about 'immigration' and 'black politicians', as it emerges Ofcom has received 244 complaints.

06/01/16 22:17

The Ukip leader described a ‘scary’ dash across a French motorway in the path of a lorry after a tyre on his Volvo V70 (pictured) fell off near Dunkirk - and feared it was an assassination attempt.

06/01/16 17:05

Ukip leader Nigel Farage careered off a French motorway after a wheel of his car fell off. French police confirmed that the nuts on all four of the wheels had been deliberately unscrewed.

06/01/16 10:25

Celebrity Big Brother fans have slammed new Housemate Winston McKenzie, before he even settles in for his first night.

27/12/15 14:18

The two rival groups campaigning for Britain to leave the EU are at war over claims that former SAS and MI5 operatives have been hired by the Ukip-backed camp to spy on their opponents.

20/12/15 08:57

Douglas Carswell received a phone call from a party figure asking ‘grossly intrusive questions’ about his marriage – which he now believes was a warning to him to stop rebelling.

19/12/15 17:57

Ukip's chairman has blasted the party's sole representative at Westminster for suggesting that Nigel Farage should step down as leader.

19/12/15 01:29

In a fresh blow for under-fire leader Nigel Farage, Ukip is battling to suppress allegations of racist remarks towards one of its British Asian members, Joshua Duroch (pictured).

18/12/15 19:25

Douglas Carswell said Mr Farage (pictured together) had taken the Eurosceptic party as far as he could and should be replaced with the 'fresh face' Ukip needed to 'change gear'.

04/12/15 13:49

Jeremy Corbyn’s beleaguered party took 62 per cent of the vote, an increased share compared with at the May General Election, when it took 54.8 per cent.

01/12/15 07:37

Dr Steven Pearse-Danker, 59, rubbed the woman's stomach and slid his fingers under her thong while he checked for a urinary tract infection at a surgery in Clevedon, Somerset, it is alleged.

30/11/15 15:16

Speaking at a far-Left event on Saturday, John McDonnell, pictured, said Nigel Farage's party 'divides' the nation and called on voters to keep its members out of British politics.

23/11/15 22:38

Mike Beggs said Councillor Penny Jackman called him a 'lying b*****d' before hitting him so hard she broke the four-tooth bridge in his upper left jaw, Southampton Crown Court heard.

19/11/15 12:46

In the last three months Nigel Farage's party received less than £50,000, dramatically down on the £2million donated in the run up to the election and half of the amount given last year.

08/11/15 16:56

Ukip is facing financial ruin following a slump in membership and the loss of key donors in the wake of the party’s disappointing General Election performance, The Mail on Sunday has learned.

06/11/15 19:42

Ukip has named its candidate for the Oldham West and Royton by-election as John Bickley, who last year came within 600 votes of ousting Labour from another rock solid northern seat.

18/10/15 13:51

The new ComRes survey bolster the London Mayor’s reputation as the politician able to reach parts of the electorate other Tories cannot reach, although Mr Osborne is ahead among Tories.

15/10/15 09:07

Most people believe that aliens are too far away or too advanced to successfully make contact with humans, but conspiracy theorists believe links have been kept secret by authorities.

11/10/15 19:18

The Ukip leader said it would be 'good news' if the London Mayor could be persuaded to join the effort to sever ties with Brussels, as he claimed half of Tory supporters now want to leave the EU.

09/10/15 06:26

Clacton MP Douglas Carswell will be unveiled as the Ukip representative on the new Vote Leave campaign, which is in defiance of party leader Nigel Farage.

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