Peter Whittle says John Rees-Evans’s suggestion of paying dual-nationals to leave is ‘utterly and entirely wrong’Senior Ukip politicians have condemned a party leadership candidate’s suggestion that British dual-nationals could be paid up to £9,000 to leave the UK. Peter Whittle, Ukip deputy leader and leadership frontrunner, called the suggestion “utterly and entirely wrong”, while party leadership rival Jane Collins MEP told the Mirror the policy was similar to the BNP’s 2010 manifesto. He said: “This is implicitly telling dual-nationals, who have made Britain their home, that they’re not welcome and should be encouraged to leave the country. Eleven candidates are standing in the leadership race to replace Paul Nuttall, who quit after a disastrous performance for the party in both the local and general elections. Whittle, a London assembly member, has promised to transform Ukip into a “cultural movement” opposed to multiculturalism.

Source: The Guardian August 18, 2017 16:30 UTC