The remnants of Ukip have got another new leader. Or an interim one, anyway, until they can find a second member in order to hold a leadership contest. Gerard Batten has gone and the reins were passed yesterday to Piers Wauchope, 62, a barrister who has form in handling feuds between those on the same side. Nine years ago, Wauchope leapt into the dock to separate two defendants in a burglary trial who had started to punch each other. Wauchope, a former rugby player, had his glasses knocked off and his wig set askew but imposed order before telling a reporter: “I’m getting too old for this kind of thing.”Stanley Johnson, founder of that ubiquitous blond tribe, dashed from a Boris-style launch to a…

Source: The Times June 12, 2019 22:52 UTC