‘People’s Army Of UKIP’ Arrives In Rochester Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Google+ Share by email UKIP leader Nigel Farage has told Sky News he will not consider pre-election pact with the Tory party as he and the party’s first elected MP arrived in Rochester and Strood in an attempt to capitalise on their by-election successes on Thursday. The Conservatives and Labour have been left trailing in UKIP’s wake after Douglas Carswell won a huge majority in Clacton and John Bickley came within less than 700 votes of taking Heywood. The defection of Mark Reckless from the Conservatives to UKIP gives the anti-Europe party another chance to secure a second Westminster seat before next year’s General Election. Dozens of Ukip volunteers have stationed themselves outside the party’s campaign headquarters in Rochester, some arriving as early as 7am. They are also reportedly preparing to leaflet each one of the constituency’s 40,000 homes during the day. And it was Mr Carswell who hit back at what he described as an “aggressive smear campaign” against Mr Reckless, who is already in the lead in Rochester and Strood, according to one poll. Play video Video: What Does UKIP’s Win Mean For 2015? He said: “Mark Reckless is one of the [...] liverpoolinnews/peoples-army-of-ukip-arrives-in-rochester/
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:45:27 +0000
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