UKIP pitches itself as ‘true’ Brexit party
Britain’s archly-eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) launched its European election campaign yesterday, claiming to be the “true party” of Brexit despite the launch of a rival group by former leader Nigel Farage.
UKIP chief Gerard Batten has been forced to defend the party’s rightwards lurch under his leadership, which has seen it team up with former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson.
Batten said the May 23 vote would “inevitably be a re-run” of the EU referendum, saying that UKIP is the “authentic party of Brexit, the true party of Leave”.
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