For those of you not up to date with the intrigues and plots rumbling in the belly of UKIP. I present for your delight and delectation the latest bit of news.
The new “Leader” of UKIP has come in for some criticism from certain members of the top table. His statement that, “If the Tories gave a concrete agreement to have a Referendum on “that” Treaty, then he saw no reason for UKIP to exist” (para). Did that put the cat amongst the pigeons or what!!!
Now Gerard Batten, the only high profile UKIP member with the courage of his convictions has thrown his pennyworth. ”Oh! what a tangled web we weave” etc.
I present the whole press release.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Press Release
Gerard Batten MEP
Response to Lord Pearson’s offer of an electoral deal with the Tories
I read with appalled incredulity the front page of the Times on Saturday 28th November in which it was revealed that as Nigel Farage’s messenger, Lord Pearson offered to stand UKIP down at the next general election, if the Tories promised a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. I have read with almost equal incredulity the response put out by the UKIP Press Office today.
Nigel Farage and Lord Pearson had no authority to make this offer. It amounts to a betrayal of UKIP and its members, the vast majority of whom have expressed their opposition to any kind of electoral deals when given the opportunity to do so.
Lord Pearson won UKIP’s leadership contest without mentioning the proposed deal. Throughout the six hustings meetings in November he heard the thunderous applause I received when I said that under my leadership ‘there would be no deals with the Tories or anyone else’. Had he spoken up before the campaign there would have been a completely different result.
If the Conservative or Labour Party wish to offer a referendum on EU membership they are perfectly at liberty to do so without any offers from UKIP. This matter was never discussed with the UKIP MEPs, the elected representatives of the Party. Had it been a number of us would have resisted it and demanded that it first be put to a vote by the entire Party membership.
If it were agreed by the National Executive Committee at the time the offer was made in June, as now being indicated by Nigel Farage in the UKIP Press Office Press Release, then I challenge the Party Chairman to publish the relevant section of the NEC minutes and prove it.
Such an offer is against clause 3.1 of the UKIP Constitution that says, ‘The Party shall take part in all democratic electoral processes. It shall contest Westminster and European Parliamentary elections…’ This is not a case of ‘country before party’ but a case of putting the Tory party before UKIP.
Lord Pearson has been quoted as saying that he is still prepared to do deals. How can we expect candidates to incur all the time, trouble and expense of standing for the general election when they don’t know if they will be stood down in an electoral deal to be done with those who have betrayed our country for decades and who cannot be trusted to honour any deal they may make?
I ask all the UKIP members who are equally appalled as I am to stay in the Party and oppose any electoral deals.
Gerard Batten
Member of the European Parliament for London
UK Independence Party
EUKIP farewell?
January 4th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
Great news. The sooner the false party that is UKIP are gone the better. Let us real patriots get on with saving our country.
January 4th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
i hope some UKIP members join the BNP
The BNP is the only party to get us out of the EU
January 4th, 2010 at 4:03 pm
I think Lord Peirson is secretly working for the BNP, he goes in there and tries to create conflict, which he has succeeded, seriously though i can't believe anyone is still considering voting UKIP after the expenses scandal, one of their MEP's got 6 months.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgO04jh9DZk
January 4th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Thanks for the heads' up.
Seems all BNP need to do is keep their collective noses clean until the election and we may just have every single candidate standing elected.
Stranger things have happened, the greatest example is NuGov's dozen years in charge. After a year, the first lies started to show up and yet they managed twelve long bloody years.
January 4th, 2010 at 6:13 pm
Talk about Liars, Buggers and Thieves !
What a rotten party, as Donna said "i can't believe anyone is still considering voting UKIP"
January 4th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
Wank Baloney –
http://www.thegreenarrow.co.uk/index.php/writers/...
January 4th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Is it possible for the num-nut from UKIP who is to stand against Nick in Barking to FIGHT this man as he has used his one brain cell to offer to FIGHT Nick for telling the truth? He has a problem with the truth so its only fair he starts training as soon as possible. Now this would be a fight I would like to see, so now is the time to take the gloves off. As we all know the truth hurts.
January 4th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Let's all mock Phoney Baloney.
January 4th, 2010 at 7:26 pm
UKIP – as far as corruption is concerned – is every bit as bad as the Lib-Lab-Con. With two of their now former MEPs jailed for defrauding the taxpayer and the rest of 'em "declining" to publish details of their expenses claiming there can be little doubt as to the sort of people they are!
January 4th, 2010 at 8:21 pm
Looks likes Ukrap has finally used up its last braincell.
January 4th, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Donna, there are three more with the 'Sword of Damocles' hanging over their heads. Heheheheh!!!
January 4th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
You speak the truth JtR, avoid conflict, avoid confrontation, deny the MSM the weapons to beat us with, be positive when discussing our policies with the undecided, learn our manifesto by heart, and we will take back our country.
As you say, "stranger things have happened".
January 4th, 2010 at 11:19 pm
At least our Chairman would be one on one this time!!! Not five on one.
January 4th, 2010 at 11:23 pm
Punch drunk failed boxer, failed jockey. Successful at managing brain dead morons beating the hell out of each other. Weird that!!!!! He has joined the right party.
January 5th, 2010 at 7:46 am
UKIP put country before party and you lot are condemning them for it? What a sorry lot you are. Ed no they dont they put themselves before country hence Lord Pearsons grovelling to Cameron of recent…to disband…what
January 5th, 2010 at 6:55 am
Well at least some in UKIP are realising that fighting the BNP or other parties simply lets the LibLabCons in, deals have to be done if we are to get new faces into Parliament.
Deals must be done, Country before Party or self, your children depend on it.
January 8th, 2010 at 1:15 pm
Don't let the door hit you on your arse on the way out, UKIP.