Michael Crick
Roger Bird cleared of improper sexual behaviour – but Ukip still get rid of him
Roger Bird wanted to keep his job, but concluded that the allegations and subsequent inquiry left him in an impossible position.
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Ukip’s Mr Lambert: ‘When are you going to resign?’
Watch the hunter become the hunted. Paul Lambert, the former BBC producer, now Ukip’s head of communications, finds himself in the firing line of Channel 4 News’s Michael Crick.
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FactCheck: Ukip’s health policies under the knife
A Ukip government would spend an extra £3bn a year on the NHS. Where will the money come from – and will it be enough to pay for all the promises?
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Ukip donor: ‘not all’ tax avoidance wrong
Ukip donor Stuart Wheeler tells Channel 4 News that he does not think Nigel Farage will be “in a government role” after the general election.
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General election 2015: five seats Ukip could win
Nigel Farage’s visit to Rotherham reflects the ambitions of a party that knows there are seats to be won at the general election. So which are Ukip’s main targets?
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Bashir: racism claims against Ukip ‘disturbed me’
Former Ukip MEP Amjad Bashir says racism allegations against the party “on a daily basis” began to concern him, after defecting to the Conservative Party today. He denies having “extremist” ties.
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Farage feels the heat as Ukip face more party woes
Ukip leader Nigel Farage exclusively tells Channel 4 News that he had possibly been “too soft” in not suspending Amjad Bashir earlier, who defected to the Conservative Party amid suspension claims.
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Green Party membership surges past LibDems and Ukip
As the row over the general election debates puts it in the political spotlight, the Green Party gains more than 2,000 new members in the last day alone, overtaking both Ukip and LibDems.
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FactCheck: is Ukip a ‘major party’?
Ofcom says Ukip could be classed as a “major party” ahead of the general election – but the Greens will miss out. Is that fair?
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Ukip’s Roger Bird: ‘unsavoury allegations unproven’
He has lost his job as Ukip’s general secretary, but Roger Bird tells Channel 4 News he is “still an enthusiastic party member” and will say a prayer for Natasha Bolter.
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2014 in immigration: from EU arrivals to Ukip defections
It began the year as a relatively quiet issue. Then along came the Ukip surge, a shock European election and two Conservative defections. Here we look back at the last 12 months of immigration.
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MEP behind Ukip’s welfare policy chased for child support
She’s attacked “feckless” families who want something for nothing, but the Ukip MEP behind the party’s welfare policy owes more than £2,000 in unpaid child support, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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Candidate trouble: Ukip and the curse of South Basildon
Neil Hamilton stands down during the party’s selection meeting for the South Basildon constituency, and questions are raised about the CV of Natasha Bolter who made allegations of sexual harassment.
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Michael Crick
Explain your expenses: Ukip demands details from Neil Hamilton
Discord in the party? Ukip demands a full explanation from would-be candidate Neil Hamilton for expenses he has claimed.
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‘We were in a relationship’ – Ukip’s Roger Bird
Amid claims that he sexually harassed a Ukip election hopeful, the party’s general secretary Roger Bird tells Channel 4 News he has “intimate texts” that prove the pair were in a relationship.
