Ukip leader Gerard Batten denies taking party to the far right
Ukip leader Gerard Batten has denied taking the party to the far right, after Nigel Farage warned it faces "total and utter marginalisation" if it moves to the extremes of politics.
As the Eurosceptic party's annual conference kicked off in Birmingham, Mr Farage said he was "really upset" by the prospect of figures such as English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson being admitted into Ukip.
But Mr Batten hit back, saying his predecessor should be "a little bit more careful about criticising me" when he had himself shared platforms with right-wing German party Alternative fur Deutschland.
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