The new Ukip leader, Paul Nuttall, is a “game changer” for Labour and could realistically oust a string of MPs in the north of England, Frank Field, the Labour former minister, has said. New Ukip leader Paul Nuttall plans 'to replace Labour' Read moreNuttall, a former history lecturer from Bootle, Merseyside, has rightwing views on crime and immigration without predecessor Nigel Farage’s background as a privately educated London commodities broker. “Farage picked up a million Labour votes by accident but with this guy it is all he’s going after,” Field said. “Ukip under Paul will become the English party,” he said. Paul Nuttall: pragmatist who aims to move Ukip beyond Brexit Read more“Last time, Ukip gave seats to the Tories.

Source: The Guardian November 30, 2016 09:23 UTC