article_snippet.sent: Today Mr Rose said: 'The Ukip support is very strong here
article_snippet.sent: Ukip leader Nigel Farage weighed into the dispute, backing Today Mr Rose.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Rose has been a member of Ukip since 1999.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Rose briefly stood as an independent in the key marginal Southampton Itchen seat in 2010 before pulling out.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Rose is campaigning on tackling deprivation in Southampton, as well as wanting to pull the UK out of the EU.