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Revision as of 10:47, April 14, 2007
, 10:47, April 14, 2007New page: The '''United Kingdom Independence Party''', also known by the acronym '''Ukip''', is a British political party. Founded in 1993, it campaigns for British withdrawal from the [[European Un...
The '''United Kingdom Independence Party''', also known by the acronym '''Ukip''', is a British political party. Founded in 1993, it campaigns for British withdrawal from the [[European Union]]. Its support-base is made up substantially of right-wing voters disaffected from the [[Conservative Party]], and its platform contains other conservative policies.
In the British [[Parliament]], Ukip has no representatives in the House of Commons (having won only 2.4% of the vote in the 2005 general election) and 2 representatives in the House of Lords. It won 12 of the UK's 78 seats in the [[European Parliament]] in the 2004 European elections.
Ukip's present leader, [[Nigel Farage]], is attempting to present the party as having a broad political agenda extending beyond withdrawal from the EU. Consistently with this aim, he is seeking to change the party's name to "the Independence Party".
In the British [[Parliament]], Ukip has no representatives in the House of Commons (having won only 2.4% of the vote in the 2005 general election) and 2 representatives in the House of Lords. It won 12 of the UK's 78 seats in the [[European Parliament]] in the 2004 European elections.
Ukip's present leader, [[Nigel Farage]], is attempting to present the party as having a broad political agenda extending beyond withdrawal from the EU. Consistently with this aim, he is seeking to change the party's name to "the Independence Party".