Paul Nuttall has long been the Ukip figure feared by Labour MPs with seats in the party’s traditional northern heartlands. Ukip can replace Labour as 'patriotic voice of working people', says new leader Paul Nuttall - Politics live Read moreIt is no small ambition but Nuttall’s stated aim is to “replace the Labour party and make Ukip the patriotic voice of working people”. His line of attack is already clear: that Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader is an out-of-touch metropolitan figure obsessed with Palestine, fair trade and climate change. In other words, the new Ukip leader will attempt to press all the Trumpian nationalist buttons that tap into fear of immigration and resentment about feeling left behind financially while an elite prospers. That said, the new Ukip leader does have some weak points for Labour to exploit.

Source: The Guardian November 28, 2016 13:20 UTC