Once again, I challenge the Prime Minister to have an open debate with me on why he believes we must stay part of this failing, corrupt EU. The futur… - Nigel Farage

I was asked last week if UKIP would have been necessary if Mrs Thatcher had not been overthrown before the Maastricht treaty. Had she still been in power in 1992 there would have been a referendum on that treaty, and the need for UKIP would probably never have arisen.

I wasn't in charge. Had we been a European country with proportional representation, I would have been in a position of authority to work with Government to try and achieve this.

Have we had trouble with one or two candidates? Yes, we have.
We paid a large sum of money to a well-known vetting company, and they didn't do the work.
We have been stitched up politically, and that's given us problems. And I accept that and I'm sorry for that.