Former UKIP chief’s fury as he’s denied membership to Conservative Party
A former UKIP chief is livid after he revealed he was denied membership to the Conservative Party, in a bitter rant that wherein he slammed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Henry Bolton, who led UKIP for six months after Nigel Farage’s departure in 2017, claimed his utility to hitch the occasion had been blocked by Richard Holden, the Conservative Party chairman.
He mentioned that Mr Sunak’s declare that the occasion was a broad church was “for the birds” and that he believed there was a “problem” with the Tory Party.
Mr Bolton’s feedback come as hypothesis intensifies over whether or not Mr Farage may make a shock return to the Conservatives earlier than the following General Election.
Mr Farage initially joined the occasion in 1978 earlier than leaving in 1993 to hitch UKIP.
Mr Bolton instructed GB News he felt there wouldn’t be any issues along with his utility as a result of he had not been a member of any political occasion since 2018.
He added: “I am a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. I have an extensive track record in border management and I felt that I could use my skills, my political knowledge, my political experience, and my technical experience in trying to deal with borders at a strategic level, to try and help the Conservative Party.
“I think the Conservative Party are the only people at the moment who can do that. The Conservative Party are in government, if there’s an election in October next year, we’re nine to 10 months away, so there is time to make an impact should the party wish to.”
However, Mr Bolton slammed Mr Sunak for his opinion that the Conservative Party was inclusive and claimed it was a part of a political technique within the build-up to the Rwanda bill.
Mr Bolton defined: “I think one of the reasons he’s been saying that is because he has a vote coming up on the Rwanda bill and he is trying to appease the centre-right, if you like, the real conservatives in the Conservative Party over that vote, and I think some people want to believe him.
“Well, they can’t. It is not a broad church. It is not a Conservative Party under its present leadership and the way it’s constituted. The leadership of the Conservative Party needs to change, and the constitution of the Conservative Party needs to change.
“I think it’s important also to note because we’re talking about democracy, that there is a problem with the Conservative Party.”
Despite the rejection, Mr Bolton mentioned he would “continue to fight for conservative politics, social cultural conservatism in the United Kingdom, and for furthering the interests of the United Kingdom”.
While Mr Bolton has been denied Conservative Party membership, there are questions over whether or not the identical would apply to Mr Farage if he chooses to return to frontline politics.
According to Reform UK candidate Alan Cook, Mr Farage reportedly says “timing is everything” when requested a few potential return.
Mr Cook mentioned: “When he does come back, because I’m pretty sure he will, there’s going to be a massive rise in interest certainly from the media, and you don’t want that to drop down if the election is a year later.
“He will come back at a set time, and then there will be a massive media furore that will carry through to the election.”