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Establishment heads may commence exploding. They've tried to have him killed in prison. They've de-platformed him across Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, ...even PayPal closed his accounts. They've done all they can to shut him up - but now he has his own web-site, his own merchandise, and is running for political office.

Mr Farage said he had "done my bit" following the UK's referendum vote to leave the EU. He said the party was in a "pretty good place" and said he would not change his mind about quitting as he did after the 2015 general election. Leading UKIP was "tough at times" but "all worth it" said Mr Farage, who is also an MEP. He added that the UK needed a "Brexit prime minister". Mr Farage said the party would campaign against "backsliding" on the UK's exit from the EU, saying he planned to see out his term in the European...

Members of the European Parliament are threatening to derail attempts to introduce product placement in television programmes, amid opposition led by German MEPS. Ruth Hieronmyi, the German MEP acting as rapporteur to the revision of Europe’s Television Without Frontiers Directive, said that there was no consensus in the Parliament on liberalising the rules. The MEP told The Times: “Product placement, and any other advertising-related topics, are still controversial. Members believe there should be anything from no regulation to 100 per cent regulation — we shall have to see what achieves a majority.” On Monday, the Parliament is to form its...

The CIA has conducted more than 1,000 undeclared flights over European territory since 2001, and governments knew it, a European Parliament interim report suggests. A temporary parliament committee investigating alleged CIA activities in Europe on Wednesday (26 April) presented its mid-term findings, backing up earlier allegations that the CIA had carried out clandestine operations in Europe in the context of "the war on terror." "The CIA has, on several occasions, clearly been responsible for kidnapping and illegally detaining alleged terrorists on the territory of member states, as well as for extraordinary renditions," Socialist MEP and the committee's rapporteur, Claudio Fava,...

MEPs veto moves to end fraud scandals By David Rennie in Brussels (Filed: 13/04/2005) Members of the European Parliament rejected moves yesterday to clean up scandal-ridden arrangements for their travel allowances and expenses. Their decision prompted anger and disbelief from British MEPs, who voted for proposed reforms. In a series of votes carried by a margin of six to four at a full session of the parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs resisted proposals for audits of their accounts and turned down calls to impose sanctions on those found to have defrauded the taxpayer. The votes "gave an all-clear to embezzlement", said...

Jonathan Evans MEP, Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament, today criticised the new Liberal Democrat proposal for a single seat for the European Union in the United Nations. In response to comments made by Graham Watson MEP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in Europe, Mr Evans said: "Charles Kennedy's commitment to defend British interests is worthless. His MEPs broke rank and announced a policy which is consistent with their attempts to surrender every last fragment of British sovereignty. This policy would mean that the UK would lose its voice on major international events, including decisions on war. Who...