………………….Lord Pearson.

Clearly the best of the candidates standing for the post as UKIP leader.  But arguably none as charismatic as the outgoing Nigel Farage.  Many of us remember Lord Pearson as a former Conservative and strong Party Donor.  UKIP is home to many disgruntled Tories it seems!

Whatever your view of Farage, he has been the backbone of UKIP and his driving personality reaped rewards for the small fringe Party.  It will be interesting to see what happens under the unelected Lord and whether UKIP will now decline.  Pearson is a strong man.  He speaks his mind and is not afraid of controversy.  Maybe Farage will be back again one day….?

Farage is now free.  In the short term he has his fight against Speaker Bercow in Buckingham.  That will be one of the media spotlights in the coming campaign.  Will be interesting to see whether Iain Dale covers this in the next edition of Total Politics with his interview with the new Speaker.  I am sure knowing Iain he will.  Would love to know how Bercow feels about Farage.

What I cant get out of the back of my mind is that there would be no need for a UKIP, if the Conservatives were more sceptical in their attitude towards Europe…..but that’s another subject.

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