THE GUARDIAN: Don’t bet on Arron Banks surviving Ukip’s latest soap opera plotline

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The latest episode of the Ukip soap opera opened on Tuesday, as most of the party’s feuds now do, with shots fired on Twitter. Arron Banks, the party’s current millionaire bankroller, announced that his membership of the party had been suspended and promised “interesting times lie ahead”. This prompted speculation that he might found a new party, which he confirmed, describing the new project as “Ukip 2.0”.

Period15 Mar 2017

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  • TitleDon’t bet on Arron Banks surviving Ukip’s latest soap opera plotline
    Media name/outletThe Guardian
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date15/03/17
    DescriptionThe latest episode of the Ukip soap opera opened on Tuesday, as most of the party’s feuds now do, with shots fired on Twitter. Arron Banks, the party’s current millionaire bankroller, announced that his membership of the party had been suspended and promised “interesting times lie ahead”. This prompted speculation that he might found a new party, which he confirmed, describing the new project as “Ukip 2.0”.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/mar/15/arron-banks-ukip-feuds-nigel-farage
    PersonsRobert Ford
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  • UKIP
  • Arron Banks
  • Nigel Farage