Ukip MP calls for leader Nigel Farage to stand down

Ukip’s only MP has issued a fresh call for party leader Nigel Farage to stand down in favour of someone who radiated “sunshine and optimism”.

Douglas Carswell said the party needed a “fresh face” at the top and questioned Mr Farage’s response to Ukip’s poor showing in the Oldham West and Royton by-election.