It was recently announced that our present Leader Neil Hamilton intends to resign after 60 years in politics. National Party Chairman, Ben Walker, made the announcement live on GB News on the 14th January on the Mark Dolan Show.

Ben said that the leadership race was officially beginning and that the rukes had changed in terms of applicants. New rules include that anyone of anytime length can apply, providing they meet the criteria set out in the application process, which can be found at ukip.org. The application fee has been reduced to £1,500, which is non refundable.

Ben went on to say that the position of Leader, which has been an unpaid role for a number of years, will now effectively be paid from this election as the new Leader will be required to source donations for the party which would be split 50/50 between the new Leader and Party Head Office.

This elections will herald a new beginning and new outlook for the party which has seen some stability over the past few years, thanks to Neil after much infighting and changes.