Ukip’s deputy leader, Paul Nuttall, is emerging as the figure mostly likely to be able to fill the void created by leadership frontrunner Steven Woolfe’s sudden departure, senior figures within the party have told the Guardian. Ukip may be dead but its agenda is alive and well | Owen Jones Read moreJonathan Arnott, also a Ukip MEP and a member of its national executive, said the party had to regroup after the recent weeks of turmoil. But one senior Ukip source said they believed Nuttall was now leaning towards running, and that if he did he would be the clear favourite. “If Paul stands, which I think is very likely, then he is the one who will knit the people together. Another Ukip MEP, Bill Etheridge, said he hoped the election would be a chance for a proper debate in the party.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2016 18:26 UTC