Cameron will change policy, says UKIP chief

British prime minister David Cameron will be forced to step up his drive to claw back powers from the EU to head off a challenge to his leadership after losing votes to the anti-EU UK Independence Party, its leader Nigel Farage said.

With less than 10 councils still to announce their results, UKIP was celebrating a gain of 159 seats, while Labour gained 251 and the Green Party 17.

The Conservatives has lost 196 and the Liberal Democrats 252.