Ukip in ‘fight for survival’ as leadership row erupts

Ukip is facing a “fight for survival” after popular leadership hopeful Steven Woolfe was excluded from the race to replace Nigel Farage, it has been claimed.

Three members of the party’s ruling board immediately resigned in protest, claiming the migration spokesman had been deliberately blocked from standing on a technicality.

Mr Woolfe said he was “extremely disappointed” by the move and branded the national executive committee (NEC) as “not fit for purpose”.