Carl Benjamin sent the tweet to Birmingham Yardley MP Jess Phillips. Ukip leader Gerard Batten has described a candidate’s rape tweet to MP Jess Phillips as “satire”, and defended his own belief that ...

UKIP leader Gerard Batten has been criticised by Nigel Farage for endorsing an anti-Muslim rally which turned violent in Sunderland over the weekend. Gerard Batten marched alongside the Democratic ...

FILE PHOTO: Far right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who goes by the name Tommy Robinson, leaves the Old Bailey after his contempt of court charge was referred to the Attorney General, in London, ...

Ukip’s interim leader, who once called Islam a “death cult” and proposed that Muslims sign a special code of conduct rejecting violence, has been described as a “disaster” for the party’s political ...

Nigel Farage has called for Ukip leader Gerard Batten to be ousted for appointing Tommy Robinson as an adviser. Former party chief Mr Farage said Mr Batten was taking Ukip in a “shameful” direction.

Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson has been appointed to be a personal specialist adviser to UKIP leader Gerard Batten. Announcing the move, Batten said that Robinson would ...

Three Ukip MEPs have said they are quitting to join Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party. Deputy chairman and East Midlands MEP Margot Parker, West Midlands MEP Jill Seymour and Yorkshire and North ...

Gerard Batten, who took the reins of the chaos-stricken party after Henry Bolton was ousted as leader on Saturday, claimed that a “significant minority” of Muslims are extremists who want to be ...

Ukip leader Gerard Batten is live in the LBC studio, answering questions from listeners ahead of the European Elections. As part of LBC's Election Calls, we're giving you the chance to speak with ...

Gerard Batten, a member of European Parliament representing London for the right-wing U.K. Independence Party, wants Muslims to sign a declaration rejecting violence. In a foreword to the Proposed ...

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