Ukip MEP quits and retracts description of Farage as 'snarling and thin-skinned'

Ukip MEP Patrick O’Flynn has stepped down as the party’s economic spokesman and apologised to leader Nigel Farage for publicly calling him “snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive”.

The former journalist told colleagues he felt “sincere regret” for giving a hostile newspaper interview amid controversy within the ranks over Mr Farage continuing in his role despite promising to quit if he failed to win a Commons seat in England.