article_snippet: The Tories hold the seat, while Labour previously held The Tories with slightly different borders.
article_snippet: Other candidates to succeed the Ukip leader include communities spokesman Suzanne Evans and former journalist Patrick O’Flynn, both Euro MPs.
article_snippet: What credibility would Ukip have in the Commons if others had to enunciate party policy in parliament and the party leader was only allowed in as a guest?
article_snippet: Was I supposed to brief Ukip policy from the Westminster Arms?
article_snippet: ’ Ukip Ukip won a boost when broadcasting regulator Ofcom awarded Ukip a second party election broadcast on commercial TV and radio on the basis that Ukip is now a ‘major party’.
article_snippet: The bodys guaranteed Ukip a minimum of two broadcasts in England and Wales on ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, alongside the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats.
article_snippet: But The bodys said the Greens had not demonstrated sufficient electoral support to justify a similar elevation in status.
article_snippet: This confirms that Ukip is now a major party in British politics.
article_snippet: Voters should now know that despite what all the other parties are going to tell Voters, the truth is self-evident: if you believe in Britain, and want to vote Ukip, you’ll get a Ukip MP.
highlights_snippet: Tories plan to appeal to voters from across the spectrum to help defeat Tories .