Advertisement

  1. National

Nigel Farage 'wins' televised EU debate with Nick Clegg

Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have gone head-to-head in the first party leaders' televised showdown over Britain's future in the European Union. In an instant YouGov poll of 1,003 votes, some 57% concluded Farage performed best.

View all 18 updates ›

Farage: We have lost ability to govern our country

Closing his debate with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg on the role of the UK within the EU, Nigel Farage said:

We have an open door to people from all over the EU, and that is the issue that has woken people up, that by being a member of the EU, we have lost the ability to govern our country and protect our borders.

More on this story