Tory MP Douglas Carswell has switched his allegiances to UKIP, and could become the party’s first MP in Westminster.
UKIP MEP Janice Atkinson has been forced to apologise after she described a Thai constituent as a “ting tong from somewhere” in an interview with BBC South East Today radio.
UKIP MEP Louise Bours has called for the UK to bring back the death penalty.
Immigration has risen to the top of the political agenda in the UK. And the popular press has been propelling the bandwagon.
Footballer Joey Barton has apologised after describing UKIP as the best of “four really ugly girls” on BBC Question Time.