Independence Party legislator Woolfe has been moved to the hospital’s neurological unit as a precaution, after being injured Thursday. Independence Party legislator Steven Woolfe was moved to a hospital’s neurological unit after being injured in an altercation with a colleague, as the two men gave conflicting accounts Friday of how the embarrassing clash unfolded. Woolfe has alleged that UKIP colleague Mike Hookem punched him, telling the Daily Mail that Hookem “came at me and landed a blow.”But Hookem has denied striking Woolfe. A small anti-EU party, UKIP was instrumental in getting Britain to hold a referendum on EU membership, which ended in a June 23 vote to leave the 28-nation bloc. The result was a political triumph for UKIP, but since gaining its long-sought goal the party has been torn by infighting.

Source: Washington Post October 07, 2016 09:14 UTC