Sentences with phrase «eurosceptic ukip»

Or, to put the matter in blunt political terms, be careful not to stoke up Eurosceptic UKIP passions by accusing the UKIP lobby of practising xenophobia.

Following a YouGov poll showing that the deeply eurosceptic UKIP holds a comfortable lead among those who intend to vote on May 22 comes a report from the Electoral Reform Society which reveals the extent of the rift between the European parliament and the British people.

His eurosceptic UKIP party has made UK history, topping the polls with the anti-establishment messages that the UK should exit the European Union and intra-EU immigration should be limited.

Not exact matches

A eurosceptic landslide by Marine Le Pen's Front National, Holland's Freedom Party, Italy's Cinque Stelle and Britain's UKIP, among others, will puncture the sense of historic inevitability that drives the EU Project.

For instance, men are much more likely to support Eurosceptic parties such as UKIP and national independence movements such as those in Scotland or Catalonia.

In certain circumstances, she might be asked to make concession by the EU which would cause anger among right - wingers in her own party, Ukip and the eurosceptic press.

Eurosceptic loathing is always entertaining, which may be why there are two Ukip outbursts in this top ten.

A surge in Ukip's support, combined with an expected bloodbath for the Liberal Democrats, could leave the eurosceptic party with more seats than the coalition partner.

With the count still ongoing on Friday morning, there were seven new UKIP assembly members — the first Welsh seats ever claimed by the eurosceptic party.

The official Brexit campaign group accused ITV of a «stitch up» for selecting the Ukip leader, who has always supported rival eurosceptic group Leave.EU.

But the Ukip leader later said the star's protest was «absolutely disgusting» as he tried to claim that Geldof and his allies were attacking fishermen, rather than eurosceptic politicians.

By playing the referendum game, Cameron hopes to come out with a win over the EU, Conservative Eurosceptics and UKIP.

The UKIP leader also rejected any suggestion that his own party had been abusing the expenses system in the European Parliament by using the money for eurosceptic campaigns.

But the past month of British politics has seen local and European elections produce massive gains for the Eurosceptic anti-immigration UKIP, the publication of a report on the gradual rise in levels of racial prejudice in Britainover the past ten years and a scare about Islamic extremism in British schools.

Jose Manuel Barroso's use of the phrase will be a form of vindication for prominent eurosceptics like Ukip's Nigel Farage or the Tories» Daniel Hannan, who he branded «eurosceptic - populist - extreme - nationalists».

Is she willing to use her considerable new fame to advance Tory causes or to join UKIP and split the Eurosceptic vote?

At the election, UKIP's Jake Baynes was requested by his party to stand down owing to UKIP's policy of not standing a candidate in a constituency where there is already a committed eurosceptic, but he refused to do so.

Theresa May's party appeared to have benefited from an almost total collapse in the Ukip vote, which saw the Eurosceptic party shed councillors across the country.

The UKIP leader was profiled in The Observer today and kept the door open for some sort of arrangement with Tory Eurosceptics.

24th April 2016, The Telegraph: Nigel Farage plans a rebrand of UKIP to appeal to 18 - 30 year old to exploit post-referendum Eurosceptic surge

But intense pressure from eurosceptic Tory backbenchers and the growing threat from Ukip have forced the Conservative leader to prepare for a major shift in his traditionally balanced approach to the issue.

Nowhere has this been more evident than in his Europe policy, where he essentially caved in to the more rabid Eurosceptic elements in his own party, in the hope of stemming the flow of voters and defecting MPs to UKIP.

The SNP have got devo - max, Ukip have a Eurosceptic government & EU renegotiation while Ed Miliband has George Osborne stealing many of his ideas.

Eurosceptic parties, like the French National Front (FN) and UK Independence Party (UKIP), are widely expected to do well.

But the past month of British politics has seen local and European elections produce massive gains for the Eurosceptic anti-immigration UKIP, the publication of a report on the gradual rise in levels of racial prejudice in Britain over the past ten years and a scare about Islamic extremism in British schools.

European parliament tightens controls on party funding after several Eurosceptic groups allied to Ukip were found to have misused grants

UKIP - the United Kingdom Independence Party - is led by Nigel Farage who has become the modernising voice within his Eurosceptic party.

Launching their manifesto this morning, UKIP leader Lord Pearson of Rannoch has announced that not only is his party making a conscious decision not to stand in a handful of seats held by what he defined as «committed eurosceptics» in the last Parliament, but that UKIP will «actively campaign» for them.

Cameron, under pressure from Ukip and Tory Eurosceptics, has promised that if the Tories win the next election he will hold a referendum by the end of 2017 after having renegotiated the terms of UK membership, including rules on freedom of movement.

Farage dismissed criticism from Eurosceptics that Ukip is dividing votes on the right and letting in pro-Europeans.

Mr Carswell will be able to do less as a UKIP Eurosceptic than he could do as a Conservative one, because he will no longer have a voice and vote within a large Parliamentary party.

UKIP may have cost the Conservatives up to 20 seats at the 2010 general election with a split in the eurosceptic vote, leading to talk of a ceasefire, pact or merger between the two parties.

Their researchers say the issue will be forced back on to the agenda after party conferences when Douglas Carswell, who defected from the Tories to Ukip, is expected to win a Clacton - on - sea byelection and become the Eurosceptic party's first MP.

Eurosceptic voters clearly now have few alternatives with the collapse of UKIP — which has only a handful of councillors left.

Tory Eurosceptics say they will push for exit after general election as Ukip tries to build on Douglas Carswell's defection

Ukip is simply the fresh face of a long - standing Eurosceptic establishment, supported by many in the Tory party and significant parts of the press.

Ukip topped the polls in Britain, the far - right Front National came first in France and the extreme - left Syriza movement took top spot in Greece, while the eurosceptic Five Star movement came second in Italy and the anti-euro Alternatives won seven seats in Germany.

After covertly and sometimes overtly encouraging Ukip, Eurosceptic Conservatives have given their party a mountain to climb.

UKIP's surge was accompanied by a dip in support for the Conservatives, who have rebounded as the Eurosceptics have fallen back.

Tory MPs who were Remainers will know that their party will become more Eurosceptic as members who defected to Ukip return to the fold.

British MEPs 2007During a ceremony for the new Lisbon Treaty, British UKIP and eurosceptic Tory MEPs led a noisy protest which got out of hand.

Theresa May is fortunate in that the Labour official opposition is in permanent turmoil and the rebellious Eurosceptic right of UKIP and the Conservative Party are, at present, both sated and quiet.

The Conservative candidate also picked up more than double the number of Ukip voters as Khan, suggesting that Goldsmith could benefit among more Eurosceptic parts of outer London.

The Ukip leader said eurosceptic parties on the right and left would fail to win enough support to put a real block on the European parliament.

Clarke slammed the eurosceptic leanings in his own party alongside his criticism of UKIP's approach to EU migrants and UK exit, stating:

Conservative EU champion Ken Clarke has hit out at the «extreme right - wing nationalism» of eurosceptics - in both Ukip and his only party.

And then it all went downhill for the eurosceptic campaign against Thompson as the discredited former Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom weighed in... with a suggestion that he should be «the first to spank her silly bottom».

Most polling returns a figure somewhere around the 50 per cent mark for people wanting to leave the EU, and with Labour edging close to the Tories» eurosceptic rhetoric — which in turn has been egged on by the tub - thumping of Ukip — the Lib Dems remain alone in being unashamedly European.

«If I was a more traditional right wing Tory Eurosceptic I'd probably have had an easier time with some of the Tory / Ukip waverers,» he ventures.

Carswell, a staunch Eurosceptic, resigned as a Conservative MP and defected to Ukip last week, causing a headache for David Cameron before the next election.