UKIP's Robert Kilroy-Silk, who was credited with raising the profile of the party during the election, was interviewed by Channel 4 television about leadership ambitions, Kilroy-Silk did not deny having ambitions to lead the party, but stressed that Roger Knapman would lead it into the next general election. However, the next day, on Breakfast with Frost, he criticised Knapman's leadership. After further disagreement with the leadership, Kilroy-Silk resigned the UKIP whip in the European Parliament on 27 October 2004. Initially, he remained a member, while seeking a bid for the party leadership. However, this was not successful and he resigned completely from UKIP on 20 January 2005, calling it a "joke". Two weeks later, he founded his own party, Veritas, taking a number of UKIP members, including both of the London Assembly members, with him. UKIP formed a new European Parliament Group, Independence/Democracy which was co-chaired by Nigel Farage and Hanne Dahl. See also 2005 United Kingdom general election List of political parties in the United Kingdom Notes References External links European Election News by European Election Law Association (Eurela) Guide and results at the UK Office of the European Parliament Guide and links Richard Kimber's at Political Science Resources Manifestos and documents Guardian (newspaper): incomplete collection of manifestos Conservative manifesto European Greens manifesto; Successes of the Greens in the European Parliament; A Green Contract for Europe; European Election Manifesto: Green Party of England and Wales Manifesto: Northern Ireland Labour document Liberal Democrat manifesto Democratic Unionist Party manifesto Social Democratic and Labour Party manifesto Socialist Environmental Alliance manifesto Ulster Unionist Party manifesto European manifesto (ED) Scottish National Party manifesto Plaid Cymru / The Party of Wales Manifesto European Parliament election United Kingdom European Parliament election 2004