UKIP (UK Independence Party)10 Sep 2024Ex-UKIP leader and 'father of Brexit' diesOne of the "fathers of Brexit" was a Euro MP for the East of England, serving alongside Nigel Farage.10 Sep 2024England22 Jun 2023How do people feel about Brexit seven years on?Seven years after the Brexit referendum, the BBC takes the temperature in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.22 Jun 2023Essex9 May 2023UKIP on brink of wipeout after local electionsUKIP has lost almost all of its councillors, as the Eurosceptic party struggles to redefine itself.9 May 2023UK Politics5 May 2023Reform UK struggles in local electionsThe influence of the former Brexit Party has waned since the years after the EU referendum.5 May 2023UK Politics24 Jan 2022Essex by-election: Steve LawsSteve Laws is standing in the Southend West by-election on behalf of UKIP.24 Jan 2022Essex19 Oct 2021Ex-Tory minister Neil Hamilton elected UKIP leaderMr Hamilton joined UKIP in 2011 and represented the party in the Welsh Parliament for five years.19 Oct 2021UK Politics2 May 2021UKIP calls for 'contained smoking rooms' in pubsThe smoking ban in pubs and other enclosed spaces has been in place across the UK since 2007.2 May 2021Wales29 Apr 2021Leaders go head-to-head in live TV election debateWelsh party leaders face each other in a 90-minute BBC Wales TV debate on Thursday evening.29 Apr 2021Wales politics25 Apr 2021'I want people to feel their vote has counted'Reform UK leader would like to see Wales' voting system changed from first-past-the-post.25 Apr 2021Wales