One of Ukip’s biggest donors, Arron Banks, has confirmed he has a “problem” with the party’s remaining leadership candidates and hinted that Nigel Farage could return for another stint as leader. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, he suggested that he would bankroll the party again if Farage returned. Later, discussing the party’s future, he added: “It is whether Nigel stays engaged in it or not.”And asked if he wanted Farage to return, Banks said: “I think at some point he may do. It is a threat enough maybe for them to get on with it.”After Farage stood down as leader, Banks first backed Diane James as his replacement. Banks predicted that Ukip’s former deputy leader Paul Nuttall would win the leadership contest but said he lacked authority and vision.

Source: The Guardian November 02, 2016 09:13 UTC