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Favourite for Ukip leadership quits party following 'altercation' with fellow MEP

Steven Woolfe had been seen as front-runner to succeed Nigel Farage before allegedly being assaulted in Strasbourg recently by fellow Ukip MEP Mike Hookem.

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UKIP LEADERSHIP FAVOURITE Steven Woolfe has quit the party.

Woolfe was hospitalised following an altercation with his fellow Ukip MEP Mike Hookem in Strasbourg.

The far-right British party has been in turmoil since the resignation of Farage’s initial successor Diane James after just 18 days.

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Hookem claims that the altercation between him and Woolfe was started by the other man. Woolfe directly contradicts that claim.

In a statement this evening, Woolfe said that he will continue to sit as an independent MEP once his “recovery is complete”.

“With regard to the highly regrettable events in Strasbourg, I will reiterate my position that I received a blow from Mr Hookem that knocked me back into the meeting room and caused my subsequent injuries,” he said.

Contrary to reports I have made a police complaint.

He added that he is now “seeking legal advice” with regard to the ongoing investigations into the incident and “will not be commenting further”.

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    Mute Katie Wrest
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    Oct 17th 2016, 6:59 PM

    You couldn’t make this s**t up!!!!

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Oct 17th 2016, 6:52 PM

    A party of gougers.

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    Mute Petr Tarasov
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:47 PM

    You just have to sit back and laugh at the far shyte. The words p!ssup and brewery come to mind..

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    Mute Micheal OLainn
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:31 PM

    @Petr Tarasov: thugs in suits. The innate aggression of the far right.

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    Mute Jamie McCormack
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    Oct 17th 2016, 11:18 PM

    @Petr Tarasov: I wouldn’t be complacent. Need to keep an eye on these lads.

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    Mute Jamie McCormack
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    Oct 17th 2016, 11:25 PM

    Ever vigilant. I liked the way pegida got chased around Dublin, hiding in shops etc. Mostly foreigners too, so much irony.

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    Mute John Curtin
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    Oct 17th 2016, 6:50 PM

    Great photo

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    Mute Daisy Chainsaw
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    Oct 17th 2016, 6:58 PM

    He had notions of joining the Tories so he’ll be moving from one Nasty Party to the other.

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    Mute Damocles
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:09 PM

    No, Labour are the new nasty party.

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    Mute stevenocarroll
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:11 PM

    @Daisy Chainsaw:

    Nasty party?
    Yet Labour party harboured pedophiles etc and covered up the gang-rape of 1400 UK girls in Rotherham and 1000s more around UK.
    https://labour25.com/labour25/

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    Mute Petr Tarasov
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:48 PM

    Blair and his henchmen purged the Labour party of genuine Labour people. That is changing now.

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    Mute stevenocarroll
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:07 PM

    Far-right.

    So making sure the citizens of Britain are protected and state security is working properly by enforcing your borders is somehow wrong now is it?

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    Mute Damocles
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:16 PM

    It’s in comparison to Corbyn. Everything is now far right. Even Mao.

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    Mute Dave Kerins
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:19 PM

    @carroll
    He was assaulted by a member of his own party, unfortunately. There is an irony in that for UKIP. Safeguarding your citizens by keeping out the foreigners, supposedly, yet he gets battered by one of his own!

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    Mute Dave Kerins
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:21 PM

    @Dave Kerins:
    How’s that enhanced border protection working out for you Mr. Woolfe?

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    Mute Marlowemallow
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:06 PM

    Meanwhile some ‘unaccompanied child’ victims of the UK’s racist borders have arrived from Calais into the UK.

    Take a look at the photos – imagine these poor little mites having to fend for themselves in the warzone of northern France. And remember, we have an open border with the UK – their ‘child’ refugees are also our problem.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3843900/First-migrant-children-arrive-UK-Calais-French-prepare-raze-Jungle-camp-ground.html

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    Mute Daisy Chainsaw
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:09 PM

    Daily Heil? The paper that supported Good ole Adolf?

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    Mute Marlowemallow
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:18 PM

    @Daisy Chainsaw: Don”t you people ever get bored of that one.

    “This fallacy avoids the argument by shifting focus onto something’s or someone’s origins. It’s similar to an ad hominem fallacy in that it leverages existing negative perceptions to make someone’s argument look bad, without actually presenting a case for why the argument itself lacks merit.”

    https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/genetic

    Here, just for you special snowflakes, a link to the luvvie Guardian – complete with no comments allowed so no one’s feelings can get hurt. Because even most Guardian readers are starting to smell a rat in the asylum system.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/17/refugee-children-britain-calais-resettlement-uk

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    Mute Daisy Chainsaw
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    Oct 17th 2016, 11:32 PM

    @Marlowemallow: Aww. Poor kipper snowflake, did I hurt your feeling?

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    Mute Peter Mc Hugh
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    Oct 18th 2016, 7:28 AM

    He clearly wanted out for a while now. Funny to think, this shower are partly responsible for making up peoples minds to vote Leave, why would people take them seriously?

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    Mute Robert James Behan
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    Oct 17th 2016, 8:53 PM

    How is it the comments section is open for this and yet the journal will close the comments section at the slightest wiff of a legal case being taken!

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    Mute Petr Tarasov
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:00 PM

    @Robert James Behan: Why wouldn’t it be open you bonehead?

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    Mute Daisy Chainsaw
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:07 PM

    Cos Kippers deserve all the scorn thrown at their shitty party and policies.

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    Mute Petr Tarasov
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    Oct 17th 2016, 9:09 PM

    @Daisy Chainsaw: Hear hear. Pure skum.

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