“I think ideologically the Tories are doing the Ukip dance now,” she said, pointing to policies on Brexit, immigration, grammar schools and fracking. Phillips said Farage had been “inspirational” to work with and would be remembered as “one of the most incredible politicians of our generation”. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Alexandra Phillips and Nigel Farage in a cafe in Doncaster in 2014. Following the decision to bar him, Phillips said she believed Diane James was the “most credible” candidate for the leadership. But Phillips, who persuaded Farage to do “soft media” in an attempt to humanise him, said she was increasingly seen as “too light, too nice for Ukip”.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2016 06:00 UTC