The Ukip leader, Paul Nuttall, has denounced what he calls a “coordinated, cruel and almost evil smear campaign” that he claims has been run against him by people questioning his connection to the Hillsborough football tragedy. He blamed the Labour party for insinuations that Nuttall was not at the fateful match. It is because of a byelection and the fact that we have the Labour party on the run,” he said. But speaking before his own conference speech on Friday, former Ukip leader Nigel Farage said Nuttall did not have further questions to answer about Hillsborough. After joining Ukip Nuttall moved to Brussels to work for one of its MEPs, John Whittaker, and lodged in Towler’s basement in the city.

Source: The Guardian February 17, 2017 13:44 UTC