Nigel Farage’s anti-Brussels insurgents were celebrating hard after graduating from “clowns” to serious political contenders by winning 23 per cent of votes cast in local elections and seizing 147 council seats.
Ukip also beat the Tories to come second to Labour in the Parliamentary by-election in South Shields with 5,988 votes.
The astonishing national swing to Ukip sparked renewed calls from Tory backbenchers for a Commons vote to set up an in-or-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union as soon as possible. Overall, the Tories lost 335 council seats.
Senior Labour figures were also facing an inquest after the party made only modest gains outside of its heartlands in the North of England. Full story...
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Ukip also beat the Tories to come second to Labour in the Parliamentary by-election in South Shields with 5,988 votes.
The astonishing national swing to Ukip sparked renewed calls from Tory backbenchers for a Commons vote to set up an in-or-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union as soon as possible. Overall, the Tories lost 335 council seats.
Senior Labour figures were also facing an inquest after the party made only modest gains outside of its heartlands in the North of England. Full story...
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