BREAKING NEWS – HOT OFF THE PRESSES
The media were in abundance as the party’s new leader was announced as Paul Nuttall.
Nigel started the event by saying the European Union is likely to go down hill, especially after next week’s Italian vote. Of the whole European Union, he said: “The project is fatally weakened. If there was a general election tomorrow, four million people would still go out and vote UKIP, despite the difficulties we have had.”
He spoke of the families who have voted in the same way for years, but once they have voted UKIP, they consider themselves UKIP voters, and added that 86 percent of UKIP voters in July were upbeat, optimistic and thought Britain had a great future.
He spoke of the need to offer Labour voters in the north of the country ‘somewhere to go’ politically and suggested the new party leader, whoever he may be, should go and attract voters in the north. He said he would go on supporting UKIP but would not be a back-seat driver. He would continue as an MEP and this week would be going to the USA as a tourist – “nothing more than that”.
He thanked everyone for their support and at the end of his speech he received a standing ovation from the audience.
Chairman Paul Oakden said: “Every few weeks there is a prediction that UKIP is going nowhere yet rumours have been regularly and consistently exaggerated. Let us remember what has happened this year. UKIP has grown steadily and inexorably this year, frightening Prime Minister David Cameron into promising a referendum, promising everyone we would not win. We won.”
He said that 15,405 ballot papers had been returned and that Paul Nuttall had received 9,622 votes, 62.6 percent of the result. Suzanne Evans had been runner up with 2,973 votes, 19.3%, and John Rees Evans came third with 2,775 votes, 18.1%.
On hearing the new leader had received such an overwhelming vote of confidence, the audience went wild, cheering and clapping and Nigel came on stage to congratulate Paul. The cheering went on for several minutes.
“What a wonderful reception!” was the new leader’s comment as the cheering died down.
He thanked everyone for the “well run, fair and good humoured” contest and noted that his victory was the “biggest mandate in the history of our party”. He promised to build a management team from all wings of the party and called for unity, saying: “To those who don’t want to unify and want to continue fighting the battles of the past, I will say ‘your time with UKIP has come to an end’.
“Today is the day that we start to put the UKIP jigsaw back together. It means practising what we preach, with all factions of the party coming together. Let bygones be bygones. The party has a duty to unite – those at the top of the party owe to the people who voted for Brexit. The country needs a strong UKIP more now than ever before.”
He said the party is “engaged over a political tug of war at the moment over the sort of Brexit we want. We want control over our borders and control over our finances, and we will hold the government’s feet to the fire to ensure that Brexit really does mean Brexit.”
He promised that under his leadership the party will ensure the country gets the Brexit it voted for on June 23 and then “we will put the ‘Great’ back into Britain”.
The new leader then outlined the policies he intends to push forward. “We will continue to call for a fair but firm immigration policy; we will reward aspiration and social mobility; we will champion education by ability not wealth; we will support the military to the hilt and we will also honour the military covenant. We will be committed to investing the NHS and slashing the foreign aid budget. We will continue to talk about the issues that other parties do not, we will say that FGM and forced marriages have no place in 21st century Britain.
“We will champion a fair devolution deal for Britain and we will promote the English. We fought the last election with a manifesto called ‘Believe in Britain’ and that is what the party under my leadership will do. I want to replace the Labour party and make UKIP the voice of patriotic people.” For this, Paul received a standing ovation.
He spoke fondly of Nigel Farage, whom he described as “political mentor for many years” and called for a round of applause for the outgoing leader.
He continued: “In 2015 we garnered 4million votes but only one seat in Parliament, but our greatest achievement, Nigel’s greatest achievement, was in 2013 when we forced David Cameron into promising a referendum he never wanted to give.
“We’ve been on a fantastic journey and I have been with you every step of the way. I have not just talked the talk, I have walked the walk. I am grateful and honoured that the UKIP members have placed their faith in me as leader. There is a lot to do, my friends, lets get out there and let’s get cracking.”
The standing ovation he received lasted several minutes.
Roger,
Okay.
Good article in the Evening Standard today by Steve Hilton saying that the established elitist powers don’t want to change and he found that out the hard way.
Excellent news. i hope all those who voted for other candidates will stay on board and get fully behind Paul.
I’m sure he will take their views into account but the party has spoken very clearly. No more splits or public briefing against agreed policy from now on please. We are united or we are nothing.
I would be better able to “unite” if somebody will tell me which faction won.
For me, it was roughly divided into the “Vote LEAVE`s” and the “LEAVE.eu`s”
Just saying……..
Next! Strategies, policies, and practices for ousting Labour as The Official Opposition in Parliament with more Councillors, etc., across the country.
Nigel Farage is to be on STAND-BY for the peerage whenever he is ready for it – please support.
What do you think about my UDI(Unilateral Declaration of Independence) etc. suggestions on BBC’s QUESTION TIME last Thursday?
Seton,
Were you on Question Time I did not watch it?
Seton, I am disappointed in your lack of ambition, Have no wish to be the official opposition in parliament and powerless.
The whole electorate of this country voted for and in a referendum which offered Brexit, whether they voted Remain or Leave, they did it because collectively our parliament had lost credibility, primarily apart from their personal shenanigins, they were quite obviously cyphers of their real masters and no longer governing in the interests of the British people (in fact often decidedly against)
Up till now, UKIP, as the only uncontaminated organisation has drawn support from all political allegiances and the AIM must now be to encourage the British electorate to throw caution to the wind and in a mass movement make UKIP into the supreme political force in the exploitation of the opportunities Brexit will bring.
Surely all those 17 million odd voters are entitled to call the shots in parliament and I`ll take a bet they have a lot of secret admirers amongst the 48% who only voted remain who were bamboozled by FEAR, its now time for them to get their guts together and “come out”
Correction, para 6: Paul said that UKIP had grown in influence in the last FIVE years (not ‘this year’) and that is what frightened Cameron into offering a referendum.
I watched the whole thing on TV, switching from BBC to Sky when the broadcast was interrupted, but Sky had the same problem so it wasn’t a Beeb plot to sabotage Paul’s speech. But the Beeb soon cut away (typical), whereas Sky showed it to the end, including a brief interview with Paul.
UKIP ‘finished’ as so many TV commentators like to claim? I don’t think so, considering that they were showing the whole thing live, including Nigel’s speech, the Chairman’s address and all of Paul’s new leader speech in which he announced his deputy, Peter Whittle, confirmed Paul Oakden as Chairman and named Patrick O’Flynn as his advisor.
Whoo hoo!! With Paul as Leader we’re on the move again.
Thanks for the info Pam.
Now that`s the leadership sorted, without you know who.
Like you I`ll certainly give it a go (but I am serious about the Commonwealth)
Now,let`s see we get the “right” sort of NEC – do you know when we get to hear the results?
Sorry, no idea, but with 91 candidates it’ll take longer than the leadership results – maybe a lot longer!
Voting has been extended, I think, until Fri 9th.
On the subject of tv coverage : so interesting that last ( Mon ) night Newsnight made zero mention of Paul / UKIP.
Could it be that they couldn’t dream up any negative angle with which to cover this excellent news for UKIP ?
“We will support the military up to the hilt”
If that is a forecast of how far the sword will be driven into the legacy duplicitous, lying bunch of twisters who have led us astray for over 40 years…….. I am with him all the way.
But it isn`t just Labour we are after – it`s the whole snivelling bunch of `em.
By the way I didn`t see a mention of re-engaging with the Commonwealth, CommonWEALTH, COMMONWEALTH.
We need their markets and their support in the Global free-for-all after Brexit.
The Commonwealth was one of the main reasons for joining UKIP in 2009
Please don`t let me down now.!!!!!!
Anyway hearty congratulations to Paul and farewell to Nigel to whom we owe everything!
I hope he will be offered Honorary Presidency for life.
(I also think UKIP should appoint a separate Brexit monitoring Task Force, I think Nigel and his mob should be employed for this operation -so that Paul can be freed to give his undivided attention to the vital Political task he has outlined – seeing as we are getting military as a force of paid (not much) mercenaries))
Roger,
When I was at the hustings Paul did say he would put Gerard Batten in charge of overseeing Brexit at the EU, he seems a good choice to me.
No doubt he is, but would he frighten the remainiacs, like Nigel could with 17 million baying LEAVERS behind him.
LEAVE.eu and the GO campaign can claim they were outside UKIP who were only provably responsible for 4 million votes, while Nigel obviously cannot claim the whole 17 million, but who can prove how many of them were Vote LEAVE? probably precious few?
David Davis has half hitched the whole 17 million as if they are his to “get the best possible deal for” its the old three card trick of being judge and jury. UKIP has got to show 17 million are being stitched up – it will be no good May and Davis saying “we tried our best but………..” If they don`t get a HARD/TOTAL/COMPLETE deal then they have got to go for Gerard`s Nuclear option – that will be the time to throw him at them.
But I do think we have got to separate “Brexit minding” from the particular necessary political activity of our new leader and his chosen team.
Voters will then know they can join the untainted UKIP with impunity and provide the basis of a New Parliamentary organisation that will install Brexit with impunity and be able to explore all the goodies of the Global world.
Oh! and that`s with the help of our reset relationship with the COMMONWEALTH.
Roger,
To me it looks like Nigel is going to become our roving World delegate and of course when he is at the EU, he can keep up the pressure. I am sure can rely on him to strengthen his ties with Donald Trump, much to the surprise of many including myself, but also to the annoyance of our government, so more power to his elbow on that.
But I do think we need to show the public we mean business with Brexit particularly with these court cases coming up, if they go against the government then we will be left with no choice but organize well run demonstrations as close to the heart of government as possible.
I hope it does not come to that as we all know it could attract trouble thus the government will come down heavy to try and prevent it, but if they are not strong enough to withstand the forces thrown against them, then we will have no choice I am afraid.
Well I hope his world delegacy majors on the Commonwealth, of course if that includes ex colonials across the pond they are welcome to join.
But I repeat David Davis must be detached from the 17 million – he is only an intermediary – he doesn`t speak for ALL of them.
Only Nigel can claim that personally – it would be difficult for UKIP to do so on its own
Roger,
Well Nigel is trying his best, give him a chance, not sure how we can detach David Davis from the 17 million, he is one of the main Brexiteers and we do not want it to go all wrong, but should he put a foot wrong then we can lay into him.
Well he cannot run with the hare, hunt with the hounds and be an intermediary.
He must make it apparent that the outcomeof the renegotiation will either be on our terms (TOTAL) or it will be plan B (use of the Batten method – backed up by Bruiser Nuttall)
Congratulations Paul. Love the bit about getting rid of those who fight unity – absolutely right there!
So who will be judge and jury? Autocratic or democratic? Secretive or transparent? My way or out?
I think we should reserve judgement for the time being. Saying it isn’t the same as doing it right.