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Where Ukip went wrong

Nigel Farage and his senior adviser were caught up by the glamour of the Tea Party – to the fury of some in their own party

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[/audioplayer]What’s happened to poor Ukip? Not so long ago, they seemed unstoppable. They were revolting on the right, terrifying the left and shaking up Westminster. The established parties tried sneering at them, smearing them, even copying them.

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