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O'Flynn resigns from Ukip role after 'snarling' Farage comments

Ukip MEP Patrick O'Flynn today said he had stepped down as the party's economics spokesman and apologised to leader Nigel Farage for calling him "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive".

Nigel Farage said he had accepted the resignation with "sadness", adding that O'Flynn will remain a member and MEP.

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Ukip deputy: We should be 'compassionate centre-ground'

The "compassionate, centre-ground" position outlined in Ukip's general election manifesto is where the party needs to go, its deputy chairman has said. Suzanne Evans dismissed the row over Nigel Farage's leadership, insisting the problems related to advisers who had kept him in their pocket.

Evans: Ukip should be 'compassionate centre-ground'.
Evans: Ukip should be 'compassionate centre-ground'. Credit: PA

She said they had been trying to take the party back to what it was several years ago, but stressed its future lay in diversifying and becoming more inclusive.

Ms Evans told the Andrew Marr Show: "I don't think anyone hates anyone. "I think we have had some problems with advisers around Nigel, who very much kept him in their pocket if you like and I think he has had too much influence from them."

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