ukip- Jasmine Glynn Deery by Glynn Deery, Jasmine S1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw en-us 2019-01-07 18:01:48 UTC 2019-01-07 18:47:46 UTC hello@padlet.com UK Independence party history s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318001586 *originally created in 1991 as the 'anti-fedalist league' by Alan Sked but was later renamed UKIP in 1993
*1997 Sked was outed by Nigel Farage who became the official leader in 2006 which began development in widening policies and made a large focus on rising immigration levels within the white working class
*with the shift in focus the party began to see breakthroughs in both the 2014 european elections and the 2015 general elections.
*party applied the pressure on the government with resulted in the 2016 referendum ]]> 2019-01-07 18:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318001586 UKIP leaders s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318008658 * Alan Sked (1991-1997)
*Nigel Farage (2006-2009)
*Nigel Farage (2010-2016)
* Gerard Batten (2018-present)]]> 2019-01-07 18:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318008658 Key policies s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318009835 * reducing net migration to zero within 5 years
*a cut in taxes for middle earners
* axe tuition fees for science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine 
* provide up to 100'000 new homes for younger people 
* six brexit tests:
  • Free Britain from the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, and if desired, relinquish membership of the European Court of Human Rights
  • Full control of immigration and asylum policies, and border control
  • Control of Britain's 200 mile maritime exclusive economic zone, and no constraints on its fishing fleet
  • Retake seat on the World Trade Organisation and resume right to sign trade agreements with other entities or supra-national bodies
  • No 'divorce' payment to the EU or contribution to the EU budget. UK must be paid share of financial assets
  • Brexit must be done and dusted before the end of 2019.
]]> 2019-01-07 18:17:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318009835 Performance in elections s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318014108 * 2015 general election~ 1 seat lost, kept one seat within the House of Commons, gained 3'881'099 votes and held 12.6% of the vote share
* 2017 general election~1 seat lost, held 0 seats within the House of Commons, had only 594'068 votes and had a 1.8% in the vote share

]]> 2019-01-07 18:25:17 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318014108 Seats held by UKIP s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318017436 *House of Commons~ 0/650
*House of Lords~ 1/788
* Welsh assembly~4/60
*NI assembly~0/90
* Scottish parliament~ 0/129
* European Parliament~ 7/73]]> 2019-01-07 18:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318017436 s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318023102 2019-01-07 18:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318023102 s1800724 https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318024643 2019-01-07 18:44:26 UTC https://padlet.com/s1800724/aguhpvp15vtw/wish/318024643