The royal wedding.

jal Henry Bolton the esteemed and soon to be ex I would think UKIP leader. What wasn’t correct ab? I gave some facts and an opinion - my facts are true, my opinion was based on the likelihood of a headline not mentioning the relationship. Any news station that didn’t mention it in the headline would have a very strange take on news IMO. But either way,the relationship is the story and his refusal to comment is par for the course. And hearing the full story before posting is to be recommended IMO

Other Henry: Politics:Ukip (joined in 2014 from Liberal Democrats)
He was a Lib Dem? Really?

Checked.
All revealed, other Henry.
As you were.

Not correct Maryeliza.

now, perhaps I should have listened to the news.

What relationship with Henry? I thought Meghan was in a relationship with Henry, who else?

And just to be clear, I was listening to R4 at 9 and the first headline was about Worboys and the second about the suspension of the UKIPs leader’s girlfriend for offensive texts. I’ll go so far as to say that I find it hard to believe that there was any headline anywhere that said ‘A female UKIP member has been suspended over racist texts’ and did not mention her ‘relationship’ with Henry

Well ab I only post when I’ve heard more than the headlines and checked that against another source. But there you go.

whitewave
I'd better get my musket cleaned and ready.

Really .Maryeliza? You listen to all the 9.00am morning news on all channels , radio and tv? that certaintly takes some concentration. But you obviously missed radio 4 9.00am news, they start with headlines of what will follow.

I posted at 9.03, the UKIP story had not been covered untill after that time, it was not top of the news .

NF has his own radio show on LBC 4/5 days a week where he is completely free to spew out his ‘views’ - still I suppose he needs the money now the EU have caught up with him and are clawing back the ‘overpayments’.

Is the fraudster, liar and racist still a member? I really can’t be bothered to look at anything about him.

jalima apparently yes. Isn’t that illegal? Why doesn’t the government tackle them head on? It is pathetic that so much publicity is given to such extreme views.

Nothing to do with UKIP could ever be described as ‘civil’.

UKIP has also threatened war if Brexit does not come about.
Do they mean Civil War?

No news headline I heard mentioned her without saying who her partner was - that was the story. That a UKIP member texted racist comments is not per se unexpected behaviour and so not worthy of a news headline. In fact a news headline would be ‘UKIP leader condemns his girlfriend’s texts’ or how about ‘Farage condemns racist texts’.

Referendum not election!

Every time they open their mouths they show themselves for what they are.

I can remember UKIP supporters being so vociferous on here during the run up to the election. They tried to hide what they really think behind lies, but dig dip enough and you always find rot.

Finding it difficult to visualise any context where these remarks might be acceptable.
How can anyone put a positive spin on 'taint' ??

I described her as female because I only heard the news headlines , the rest came in the news , I had then posted.

The fraudster, liar and racist is certainly trying to grab back the headlines!

Yet another UKIP leader bites the dust?
I wonder who the next leader will be? Someone who has been hogging the headlines this week perhaps?

I tend to agree maryeliza54, this odious young woman is the partner of the Ukip leader. There is no way on earth she can claim (as she has) that her remarks were taken out of context. No way on earth he can claim he was unaware he's in a relationship with a racist bigot.

i think it’s very disingenuous just to describe her as a female without the context.

He’s the UKIP leader, he’s refusing to comment about what she texted - I think it’s all part of the measure of the man.

That has nothing to do with the racist comments. He isn't the first politician who has dumped a wife.