Nigel Farage has defended a former Ukip British parliamentary candidate who stood down after being recorded using derogatory terms about homosexuals and Chinese people.

A senior Ukip official suspended over claims over sexual harassment has published a file of personal messages which he says show he was in a relationship with the high-profile election candidate concerned.

A senior Ukip official has denied a claim that he sexually harassed one of the party’s most high-profile women candidates.

A senior Ukip official has denied a claim that he sexually harassed one of the party’s most high-profile women candidates.

A senior Ukip official was suspended after one of the party’s most high-profile women candidates complained that she had been sexually harassed, it has been reported.