I’m the man for Ukip top job, says Nuttall
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“We have a massive opportunity for Ukip to scoop up those Brexit votes as we are the only party that has always collectively believed in leaving. N MEP for Halton has announced “I stand first and foremost as a unifythat he is standing for the leadering candidate, demanding an end to the ship of the UK Independence infighting and squabbling which perParty (Ukip). forms just one purpose, that of delight
Paul Nuttall, North West MEP, has ing our rivals. been the party’s deputy leader for the “I believe Ukip can simply be much past six years. bigger and better than this – but we have
He has now announced his leadership to work together as a united team to do bid and is will be standingso.”against Suzanne Evans and Raheem Kassam. He added: “And I promise this – from
Nigel Farage is the party’s interim day one under my leadership, there is a leader, having recently stepped back clean slate for Ukip MEPs, domestic poliinto the role after his successor Diane ticians and members. James resigned following only 18 days in “It will in effect be Day Zero. We will office. pull together to fight forwards, not back
Mr Nuttall said that he believed he was wards.” ‘best suited’ to take the helm of Ukip.
He said that following the Brexit decision in the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union in June, it ws time for Ukip to ‘seize the day’.
He said that although more than 17 million people voted for Brexit, only one in four voted for Ukip during the 2015 General Election.
Mr Nuttall said: “Great Britain right now needs a strong Ukip more than ever, to hold the Government’s feet to the fire in the Brexit negotiations, and to fill the political gap vacated by what’s left of the Labour Party.
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