Cathy Newman
Why Ukip has a problem with women
While the Ukip leader Nigel Farage has rightly said he won’t “pretend” to win over women voters, he should perhaps search a little harder for his inner feminist.
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Farage: Ukip result ‘beyond my wildest dreams’
Ukip leader Nigel Farage tells Channel 4 News that the by-election result in Heywood and Middleton – where Ukip finished just behind Labour – was extraordinary. “We didnt quite get over the line.”
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Cathy Newman
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FactCheck: is the voting system rigged in favour of Labour?
Britain’s strange electoral system means the second most popular party can still win a general election.
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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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Michael Crick
Tories hijack Reckless and Farage event in Rochester
It was meant to be Mark Reckless’s triumphant return. Only local Tories – angry at what they see as Mark Reckless’s deception and treachery – fought back this morning. In numbers, and with great success.
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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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Michael Crick
A year of extraordinary votes
Alex Salmond and Nigel Farage have seized the chance. Both are charismatic, cheeky-chappy personalities and outsider politicians who’ve brilliantly exploited public disgust with old politics.
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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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Gary Gibbon
Ramsgate, Uxbridge and election menace
Nigel Farage and Boris Johnson both announced the seats they would like to go for in the next election. Both hold menace for David Cameron – one is blatant and the other better concealed.
