Is there life in UKIP yet?

Ailing party’s decision to team up with controversial YouTubers provides much-needed ‘shot in the arm’

Paul Joseph Watson
Conspiracy theorist Paul Joseph Watson has joined UKIP
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UKIP bosses are celebrating a reversal in their struggling party’s fortunes after gaining around 500 new members following their decision to join forces with three activists linked to the “alt-right”.

After achieving its aim in the Brexit referendum, UKIP failed to win any seats in the 2017 general election, before suffering more losses in last month’s local elections.

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