article_snippet: Nigel Farage was left reeling today after losing three election candidates in less than 24 hours.
article_snippet: Nigel Farage was left 'deeply shocked' after suspending MEP Janice Atkinson  over allegations that Janice Atkinson staff had concocted bogus expenses claims.
article_snippet: Nigel Farage said Nigel Farage was 'deeply shocked' with MEP Janice Atkinson  after a member of her staff was secretly filmed apparently trying to obtain an inflated invoice for a drinks reception in a bid to claim the money from the EU .
article_snippet: The MEP had hosted a women’s fringe event – attended by Nigel Farage’s wife Kirsten – during Ukip’s spring conference in Margate, Kent, last month.
article_snippet: Mr Farage, a candidate for nearby Thanet South, told the Telegraph last night:
article_snippet: The latest problem for Ukip came after Mr Farage renewed warnings that Mr Farage expected a ‘very dirty, nasty’ election campaign and urged Mr Farage party to ‘turn the other cheek’.
article_snippet: Mr Farage spoke in Rochester, Kent, where Mr Farage welcomed former Medway Tory councillors Tom Mason and Vaughan Hewett to Ukip to stand in May's local elections.