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Anti-immigration leader comes under fire on Scottish trip

Agence France-PresseMay 16, 2013 20:16
Nigel Farage, leader of Britain's eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) had to be rescued from a Scottish pub by police in a riot van after protesters disrupted his press conference on Thursday. He sought sanctuary in a pub in Edinburgh's historic central street, the Royal Mile, after being accosted by protesters chanting "scum, scum, scum". Farage was in the Scottish capital to launch his party's campaign north of the border as he looks to build on the party's growing popularity in England.

Anti-EU party shakes British PM's Conservatives in local vote

May 7, 2013 10:56
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - The anti-European Union UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections, grabbing support from Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in a vote that underlines widespread frustration with Britain's traditional parties. Early results showed UKIP had won 42 council seats - as many as the opposition Labour party - after seven of 34 councils had been declared. Full results of the elections in England and Wales are expected later on Friday.

Anti-EU party shakes British PM's Conservatives in local vote

May 7, 2013 10:43
By Andrew Osborn and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - The anti-European Union UK Independence Party made big gains in local elections on Friday, siphoning support from British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives in a vote that underlined the threat it poses to his re-election chances in 2015. Its success in council elections in mostly English rural areas that have traditionally been Conservative strongholds rattled Britain's three main parties, as voters deserted their ranks to switch allegiance to the populist group.

Britain's UKIP vows 'earthquake' in European elections

Agence France-PresseMay 5, 2013 09:00
Britain's eurosceptic and anti-immigration UK Independence Party will cause an "earthquake" in European 2014 elections, its leader predicted Sunday after its success this week in local polls, piling pressure on Prime Minister David Cameron. Nigel Farage also confirmed that he would stand in Britain's next general election in 2015 as UKIP seeks to translate growing public support into seats in parliament at the expense of the three main political parties.

Anti-immigration UKIP breaks through in English local polls

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 20:30
The anti-immigration UK Independence Party broke through as a major political force on Saturday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement as it averaged almost one quarter of the vote in local authority elections in England. "This is a real sea-change in British politics," Farage said shortly before heading to the pub for a celebratory pint of beer.

Anti-immigration UKIP breaks through in English local polls

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 16:00
The anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) broke through as a major political force on Friday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement as it averaged almost one quarter of the vote in local authority elections in England. "This is a real sea-change in British politics," Farage said shortly before heading to the pub for a celebratory pint of beer.

Anti-European UKIP breaks through in English local elections

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 12:45
The anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) was celebrating some of its best ever results on Friday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement after winning on average one quarter of the vote in early results from 35 council elections. Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives appeared to have lost most from UKIP's surge, and they were also pushed into third place in a parliamentary by-election held at the same time.

Anti-immigration UKIP breaks through in English local elections

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 12:30
The anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) broke through as a major political force on Friday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement as it averaged almost one quarter of the vote in local authority elections in England. "This is a real sea-change in British politics," Farage said shortly before heading to the pub for a celebratory pint of beer.

CORRECTED: Anti-European UKIP triumphs in English local elections

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 06:00
The anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) was celebrating some of its best ever results on Friday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement after winning an average of 26 percent of the vote with a fifth of the results declared.

Anti-European UKIP triumphs in English local elections

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 05:00
The anti-immigration UK Independence Party (UKIP) was celebrating some of its best ever results on Friday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said his eurosceptic party could no longer be dismissed as a protest movement after winning an average of 26 percent of the vote with a fifth of the results declared.
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