UKIP in turmoil - Diane James quits the party

[backontrack]

This one has been coming for some time now. It's not that surprising.

Diane James has quit Ukip to sit as an independent member of the European parliament, just weeks after her 18-day tenure as leader of the party came to an end.

Explaining her decision to leave the party, James said her relationship with Ukip colleagues had become difficult since she declined to take up the role of leader.

In a statement, the former Ukip parliamentary candidate, who came close to winning the Eastleigh byelection in 2013, said: “My decision to retire from the election process and not complete it was very difficult personally and professionally, given that Ukip has dominated my life and all my efforts for the last five years.

(Classic Grauniad mistake not capitalising 'UKIP' properly!)

 

[Groningen]

In my eyes Nigel Farage is the UKIP and without him?! Well; he is in the USA mainly to make a success of Donald Trump presidency. Well; i hope they both fail.

 

[AM9]

In my eyes Nigel Farage is the UKIP and without him?! Well; he is in the USA mainly to make a success of Donald Trump presidency. Well; i hope they both fail.

They probably will, - it's just how much damage they cause before the do go.

 

[Busaholic]

Yet another of the very few people prominent in UKIP who could be considered to be a full member of the human race quits. No more room for women in UKIP than in Trump's coming administration.

 

[DynamicSpirit]

They probably will, - it's just how much damage they cause before the do go.

That Enoch Powell quote comes to mind: "All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure, because that is the nature of politics and of human affairs."

 

[Mojo]

(Classic Grauniad mistake not capitalising 'UKIP' properly!)

This is not a mistake. The Grauniad style guide says that acronyms should only have an initial capital letter, it is initialisms that should be all-caps.

https://www.theguardian.com/guardian-observer-style-guide-a

 

[miami]

Indeed, hence "Nato" not "NATO", but "FBI" not "Fbi"

 

[SS4]

I'm enjoying seeing them collapse but disappointed it's came as such a high cost (no doubt to be mostly borne by the working class)

 

[Johnuk123]

Paul Nuttall new leader.

 

[Kite159]

Paul Nuttall new leader.

For how long before he quits?

 

[AlterEgo]

All I can think of is Stewart Lee's "Paul Nuttalls of the Ukips" routine right now.

 

[Groningen]

From Dutch media it was said that the announcement would be made at 14 hours (British time) this afternoon.

 

[furnessvale]

From Dutch media it was said that the announcement would be made at 14 hours (British time) this afternoon.

Those pesky Ukippers will say anything to wrongfoot Europe.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

From Dutch media it was said that the announcement would be made at 14 hours (British time) this afternoon.

Those pesky Ukippers will say anything to wrongfoot Europe.

Ah, but that's the announcement that he's resigned .... !

 

[zuriblue]

To be fair I did think he was very good in "Bottom". The first leader of a British political party which has its whole policy for resolving grievances written into his surname...

Personally I'd have liked to see a cage match runoff between Nuttall and Mike "Hook 'em" Hookem.

 

[Howardh]

To be fair I did think he was very good in "Bottom". The first leader of a British political party which has its whole policy for resolving grievances written into his surname...

Personally I'd have liked to see a cage match runoff between Nuttall and Mike "Hook 'em" Hookem.

They could be joint leaders and co-join their name, Nuttem.

 

[AM9]

They could be joint leaders and co-join their name, Nuttem.

That would be a trans-Pennine martial art then.

 

[Groningen]

Someone posted this picture. No words needed!

 

[Howardh]

Someone posted this picture. No words needed!

Eggscellent!!

 

[Groningen]

But i asked myself whether it is not photoshopped.

 

[Domh245]

But i asked myself whether it is not photoshopped.

It was originally from Waitrose: