Ukip’s leadership contest has been thrown into fresh controversy as a leaked email reveals that the party was threatened with legal action by two of the candidates if frontrunner Steven Woolfe were allowed to stand. They have a fiduciary duty to protect the party from legal challenges & ensuing costs. At least two candidates informed us that they would mount a legal challenge if we did so. Bickley writes in the email: “Steven has affirmed that he submitted his application in good time. It is understood that Woolfe is considering his own legal action over the Ukip NEC’s ruling.

Source: The Guardian August 13, 2016 22:04 UTC