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5 Farcical Moments As Henry Bolton Clings On As Ukip Leader<\/b>
\nHenry Bolton is clinging on as Ukip leader despite a\u00a0vote of no confidence from his party\u2019s ruling committee\u00a0in the aftermath of the controversy over racist comments made by his now ex-girlfriend<\/a> about Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n

The former soldier made public his determination to fight on in a statement made from a Folkestone hotel\u2019s car park, capping off a farcical day for the embattled \u2019Kipper.<\/p>\n

Here are five amazing moments from Monday alone:<\/p>\n

1. Bolton\u2019s called a\u00a0\u201ca cock<\/a>-led conceited ass<\/a>\u201d by a colleague.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, members of the party\u2019s National Executive Committee – its ruling body – held a vote of no confidence in Bolton\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n

He was, however, given the chance to step down and have the vote effectively wiped from the record in order to spare his blushes.<\/p>\n

After considering the offer for around 20 minutes, Bolton decided to fight on.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe man<\/a>\u2019s a cock<\/a>-led conceited ass<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0 a senior source with intimate knowledge of the meeting told HuffPost UK\u00a0today. With friends like these …<\/p>\n

2. Ukip frontbenchers who you\u2019ve never heard of desert him.<\/p>\n

Bolton was faced with a wave of resignations from his frontbench in what appeared to be a co-ordinated effort to oust him.<\/p>\n

Political journalists spent much of the day marking off who was the latest to fall, with 16 and counting quitting their posts.<\/p>\n

[press officer walks in, sweating] “so we’ve had a reshuffle, and, er, Benry Holton is the deputy leader, Henly Borton does foreign affairs, Honry Belton gets Brexit…”<\/p>\n

January 22, 2018
\nAnd if you hadn\u2019t heard of the major players here, don\u2019t worry. Many names appeared familiar from another context.\u00a0
\nFairly certain this isn’t a real person but a character from Midsomer Murders t.co\/4Dj5sb16mK<\/a>
\nWhile the irony of members of a Brexit-backing party having a change of heart was not lost on prominent Remain supporters.
\nUkip members had a vote, realised they\u2019d made a mistake and now want to change their minds. Seems perfectly reasonable.
\n3. He channels Donald Trump by promising to \u2018drain the swamp\u2019, also echoing his ex-girlfriend<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In an attempt to tap into the vogue for populism, Bolton\u2019s statement where he made clear he was not quitting was something of an ode to Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

He declared: \u201cIt is now time to put an end to the factional in-fighting within the party and to remove those who have been a part of that. In a single phrase, it is time to \u2018Drain the Swamp\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

At least, that\u2019s apparently what he said. It was hard to tell when he was initially around 20 yards away from the microphones.<\/p>\n

Ukip’s beleaguered leader Henry Bolton says it’s time to ‘drain the swamp’. Can’t think where he got that idea… t.co\/YopI2RMCIs<\/a>
\nI wouldn\u2019t stand for leadership of a party that treats its leader like this. To say the swamp needs to be drained is an understatement. The NEC is the biggest bog going.<\/p>\n

January 21, 2018
\n4. Holed up in provincial hotel, Bolton goes full Alan Partridge.<\/p>\n

Bolton has been living in a hotel in Folkestone on the east coast after splitting from his wife while hoping his political career can survive.<\/p>\n

Alan Partridge was living in the Linton Travel Tavern,\u00a0equidistant between London and Norwich, after splitting from his wife while hoping his television career could survive.<\/p>\n

We’ve gone peak Partridge: Sky News is currently filming a Lexus parking in Folkestone. Is @_HenryBolton inside? pic.twitter.com\/2VPVh5ddz5<\/a>
\n5.\u00a0Being interviewed by Farage, who once called him a \u201creal man<\/a> of substance\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Ukip leader\u2019s first one-on-one interview today will be with, er, ex-Ukip leader Nigel Farage, who seems to have the measure of the man<\/a> – at lest based on this tweet after Bolton\u2019s election.<\/p>\n

I am delighted @_HenryBolton has won the UKIP leadership election. He is a man<\/a> of real substance.
\n
\nwww.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/henry-bolton_uk_5a66133ce4b0dc592a0b2037<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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