Brexit party UKIP fails to win any seat, may lose deposit
June 09, 2017 14:06
Paul Nuttall, the leader of Ukip, has failed in his second attempt to win a seat in parliament. Nuttall spent election night crowing about Theresa May's failure, but when the results of Boston and Skegness were announced at 3:35am, Nuttall had failed to be voted in, reports the Telegraph.
He won 3,308 votes.
Talking about the exit polls, Nuttall had said, "If the exit poll is true then Theresa May has put Brexit in jeopardy," he said. "I said at the start this election was wrong. Hubris."
Nuttall's predecessor Nigel Farage also questioned May's position, saying: "Whatever the true result, the Conservative party needs a leader that believes in Brexit.
The defeat marks a disastrous night for Ukip, with the party's vote share having collapsed across the UK.
As of 3.40am on Friday, Mr Nuttalls party had won just 1.9 per cent of the vote a fall of 10.9 per cent on its 2015 share.
The party got less than 5 per cent of the vote in many of the seats declared so far, meaning it will lose the 500 deposit all parties must pay to field a candidate.
He won 3,308 votes.
Talking about the exit polls, Nuttall had said, "If the exit poll is true then Theresa May has put Brexit in jeopardy," he said. "I said at the start this election was wrong. Hubris."
Nuttall's predecessor Nigel Farage also questioned May's position, saying: "Whatever the true result, the Conservative party needs a leader that believes in Brexit.
The defeat marks a disastrous night for Ukip, with the party's vote share having collapsed across the UK.
As of 3.40am on Friday, Mr Nuttalls party had won just 1.9 per cent of the vote a fall of 10.9 per cent on its 2015 share.
The party got less than 5 per cent of the vote in many of the seats declared so far, meaning it will lose the 500 deposit all parties must pay to field a candidate.
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