Ideologically positioned on the right-wing of British politics, UKIP is characterised by political scientists as a right-wing populist party. Its primary emphasis has been on hard Euroscepticism; it was one of the first to call for the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union (EU).

Nov 21, 2014 · With its second elected MP at Westminster in as many months, the UK Independence Party has cemented its place as the new force in British politics. But its achievements are no overnight success....

Mar 22, 2025 · United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), British political party founded in 1993. It espouses a populist libertarian philosophy centred on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

Aug 17, 2016 · UKIP’s electoral prospects will have dramatic implications for British and European politics more widely, from the future of the Labour Party to the prospects of another Conservative victory and any future Brexit deal that might emerge under May’s premiership.

Henry David Bolton OBE (born 2 March 1963) is a British former politician who was the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 29 September 2017 to 17 February 2018.

Jun 9, 2017 · Since the last general election, UKIP has had to deal with the loss of Nigel Farage, its charismatic and highly visible leader, and the loss of its defining policy goal – leaving the European...

Sep 29, 2017 · Ukip stepped back from picking Anne Marie Waters, a notorious anti-Islam activist, as its new leader, saving the party from a threatened mass walk-out.

With UKIP’s purpose achieved in securing Britain’s exit from the EU, voters have abandoned the party. Yet concerns about migration, free trade and cultural change will keep right-wing populism alive.

Jul 1, 2016 · Moving from a 91 UKIP index constituency with a Labour local council vote share of 53 to 12 percent reduced the predicted vote for leave by nearly 2 percentage points.

Feb 21, 2019 · Content analysis shows how pervasive the European Union was in much of the party output and in the contemporaneous newspaper coverage of the party. The party also utilizes complete-populist rhetoric, with ‘othering’ populism as the most prevalent form.