The European parliament has asked French police to investigate an altercation between Ukip MEPs Steven Woolfe and Mike Hookem, after receiving “contradictory statements” from the two men. Steven Woolfe, who has since left Ukip declaring the party “ungovernable”, was rushed to hospital after collapsing on a walkway at the European parliament in Strasbourg earlier this month following a scuffle with his colleague Mike Hookem. The row, which started at an internal party meeting and spilled into a corridor, was triggered by revelations that Woolfe had considered joining the Conservatives. The two men took their different accounts to a European parliament conduct committee charged with investigating the matter. The MEPs also face sanctions for bringing the European parliament into disrepute.

Source: The Guardian October 26, 2016 08:56 UTC