Since Nigel Farage stepped down as the head of Ukip in 2016, the subsequent leaders have, to put it mildly, struggled to stay in power for very long.
First there was Paul Nutall, who stepped down after nine months following a disastrous election showing – and some questionable claims about his involvement in the Hillsborough disaster. Then there was Henry Bolton, who barely got through five months before he was ousted due to his relationship with Jo Marney – a model who had sent racist texts.
Current leader Gerard Batten replaced him in February, and has held on to power ever since. But could that be about to change?
Former leader Nigel Farage was on the Today programme this morning, and called for Batten to go, after the party instated Tommy Robinson as a grooming advisor. He told the programme:
‘I will be writing to the national executive committee of the party today and urging that we have a vote of no confidence in Gerard Batten as leader, that we get rid of him.
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