Politics

UKIP now largest party in UK with an ethnic minority leader

UKIP took the surprise position as the largest party in the UK with an ethnic minority leader today after Freddy Vachha was installed as successor to Richard Braine today.

Vaccha was born in Mumbai to an English mother and a Parsi father. He came second to Braine in the last election in August last year.

Addressing media outside Churchill’s statue, he declared UKIP “back in business”, saying “that shower in Westminster, they should be quaking”.

He also addressed the killing of George Floyd and the attack in Reading this weekend.

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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