The controversial Ukip MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber Godfrey Bloom will sit as an independent but has not quit Ukip. He was stripped of the party whip after offensive remarks about women and an altercation with a journalist.
Calendar's Political Correspondent Paul Brand questions Godfrey Bloom the UKIP MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber after he hit a journalist over the head with his party conference brochure.
Calendar's political correspondent Paul Brand gives his version of how the controversial MEP for Yorkshire and Humber sealed his fate.
The Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom has a history of gaffes and controversies. Here are eight of them.