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Politics

Nigel Farage is becoming a moderniser

The Ukip leader knows that his party needs more support to maintain momentum

7 June 2014

9:00 AM

7 June 2014

9:00 AM

There are many words that you might associate with Nigel Farage, but moderniser probably isn’t one. Yet the Ukip leader is embarking on the process of modernising his party. He has concluded that it cannot achieve its aims with its current level of support. So he is repositioning it in the hope of winning new converts even at the risk of alienating traditional supporters.

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