Alex Thomson
Four things to note about this Ukip-dominated election
The main parties have been running scared of what Ukip has to say. Hopefully, these election results will encourage a new atmosphere of real debate.
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Alex Thomson
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Gary Gibbon
Elections: London, west Berlin and beyond Barking
We were used to the north-south fracture line in English election results. Yesterday’s local elections confirmed it’s even more fractured than that.
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Ukip local poll breakthrough – but not quite an earthquake
The local election results produce Ukip successes in Tory Essex and Labour Rotherham, while Labour is the big winner in London. The Liberal Democrats, meanwhile, lose control in Portsmouth.
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Local elections 2014 – the key questions
You could be forgiven for thinking Ukip won the council elections. It didn’t, but a strong showing from Nigel Farage’s party has sent shockwaves through the Tories, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
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Ukip heat map – where are Nigel’s purple blobs?
Ukip appears to have made strong gains in the UK local elections 2014 – but its support is split across the country. Channel 4 News looks at where Ukip have been gaining influence.
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The soundbite wars: ‘Ukip fox’ v political jargon – graphic
Nigel Farage rules the roost in the soundbite stakes with his “Ukip fox” dominating local election coverage. Channel 4 News pits party leaders against him to ask: whose message is getting through?
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Jon Snow
An election day like no other?
Although the media did not seem able to land a finger on Ukip leader Nigel Farage in the run-up to Thursday’s poll, it could be the “none of the above” faction that comes out on top.
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Gary Gibbon
Nigel Farage: shock jock or statesman?
One Tory strategist compares Nigel Farage to a “shock jock” radio host whose daily rants won’t measure up to what voters expect of a leader.
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Ukip election candidate hospitalised after attack
A Ukip election candidate has “extensive surgery” after being attacked in the street in an incident described as “shocking” and “horrifying” by his party.
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Rachida Dati: governments have ‘alienated voters’
Ahead of Thursday’s European elections, French MEP and former minister Rachida Dati talks to Channel 4 News about Ukip and a British referendum on EU membership.
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Ten reasons why you should vote in the European elections
From making pigs happy to making bankers sad – ten reasons why, whatever you think about the European Union, you should be voting in the elections on Thursday.
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Gary Gibbon
Cameron, ‘two-for’ deals, Ukip – and the post
David Cameron is acutely aware of the toxicity of the Tory brand in Scotland. While Nigel Farage is looking tanned – yet tired – after his remarks about Romanians last week.
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New voice in Europe for EU’s right-wing parties
With the prospect of success in this week’s European elections, right-wing parties are creating a new, Eurosceptic bloc. Pauline Lockwood looks at the policies behind this new political grouping.
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FactCheck: is there a Romanian crimewave?
Nigel Farage is sticking to his guns on the supposed danger posed by Romanian criminals. Is he right?
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European parliament elections: the key questions
Parties are campaigning for the European elections – but how much do we really know about what goes on in Brussels and the European parliament?
