Michael Crick
Sun poll suggests Ukip won’t get shock result in Heywood and Middleton
The first opinion in the Heywood and Middleton by-election suggests that Labour are comfortably on course to retake the seat.
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Clacton: about to make political history for Ukip?
On Thursday the seaside town of Clacton could make history for UKIP by voting in the party’s first elected Westminster MP. Political Correspondent Michael Crick went to dip his toes in the water.
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Ukip reveal ex-Tory donor – but how wide is their appeal?
After two big defections this week, speculation grew that Ukip would reveal another – but instead unveiled a former Conservative party donor, who’s giving them £1m.
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Michael Crick
Boris tries to cheer up Tory conference after Ukip defections
Despite George Osborne’s speech, the talk of the Tory party conference is still dominated by defections. Boris Johnson said any Conservatives thinking of joining Ukip’s ranks would be “utterly nuts”.
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Tory minister: ‘We won’t sign pact with Ukip’
Speaking at the Tory party conference, Culture Secretary Sajid Javid tells Channel 4 News that having a pact with Ukip “would be the wrong course of action … we dont need a pact with any party”.
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Michael Crick
Are Nigel Farage and Ukip divided over air strikes?
Nigel Farage is against UK air strikes in Iraq – but his deputy chair supports them. This illustrates several things about Ukip.
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Ukip’s Nigel Farage: ‘We are borderless Britain’
Speaking at the 2014 Ukip conference, Nigel Farage says “open-door immigration” will dominate next year’s general election. “The figures are getting higher and higher.”
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Michael Crick
Could Ukip win a by-election from Labour too?
With possible by-election gains off Labour as well as the Conservatives in October, I am starting to think Ukip could end up with a vote above 10 per cent in the general election.
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Cathy Newman
Ukip’s Douglas Carswell ‘showered with supportive texts’ from Tories
“I won’t be lonely” says Ukip’s new poster boy, Tory defector Douglas Carswell, as he reveals he’s been sent many supportive messages from former colleagues.
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‘£1,000 for a Ukip defector? Not too bad!’
Ukip donor Stuart Wheeler admits to having had lunch with eight Tory MPs, one of whom – Douglas Carswell – has just joined Ukip. He tells Matt Frei Mr Carswell was very brave to defect.
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Ukip shows off Carswell and targets more MPs
The defection of MP Douglas Carswell from the Conservatives to Ukip means all anyone wants to know now is whether Nigel Farage has any more rabbits in his hat.
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Gary Gibbon
By-election headache for Cameron as Tory MP defects to Ukip
Senior Tories were thrilled to see Ukip disappearing from the media not long after the European Elections – but a by-election circus in Essex gives them another sustained burst of publicity.
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Defection of Tory MP to Ukip ‘self-defeating’ – Cameron
Conservative Party MP Douglas Carswell resigns as an MP and defects to Ukip, saying principles are more important than political careers. David Cameron describes his departure as “deeply regrettable”.
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Will Ukip leader Farage stand for Thanet South?
It emerges that the Ukip leader has earmarked a seat to launch him into parliament. He contested South Thanet in Kent in 2005 and he now looks likely to return there next May.
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‘Why I left Ukip’: Sanya-Jeet Thandi
Sanya-Jeet Thandi, 21, who quit Ukip claiming it had “descended into a form of racist populism” visits Gravesend in Kent to find out how she ended up out of step with her former party.
