I may have gotten some real details wrong - I’m listening to him at the Oxford Union right now. He’s EDL, not Ukip?
He founded the EDL but left it due to some bad apples. Yes, he spoke at Oxford - this was long after leaving the EDL.
He’s the center of normal people being called “far right” and “racist” when it comes to criticizing Islam. So many articles you may come across - esp. mainstream UK sources - give him a bad rap.
...lots of stuff of his on youtube.