UKIP

Campaigners argue that the recent election 'disenfranchised millions', underlining the need for a better system

Tory cabinet suffers first post-election split while Yvette Cooper turns on Labour rivals

Conservatives win 'shock' Commons majority as Ed Miliband stands down as Labour leader

Nigel Farage unveils 'fully costed' manifesto, the 'most important document of his political life'

Polls suggest the election is too close to call as leaders of the main parties rush around the country

Is is sexist to talk of 'the women's vote', and do women really vote that differently to men?

Calls for proportional representation will come from all corners on 8 May. But there's a reason to ignore them

Janice Atkinson's chief of staff allegedly asked a restaurant in Kent to provide a marked-up invoice

By the numbers: the life and times (and promise to stand down if he loses South Thanet) of Nigel Farage

Ukip leader Nigel Farage suggests discrimination legislation is no longer needed in the workplace

‘No more obsessing over caps,’ says Farage, as he ditches party’s call for a 50,000-a-year limit

Eight Ukip policies to mull while voters wait for Farage's 'last-minute' manifesto

He did well at a right-wing conference in Washington DC too, though not as well as Sarah Palin

As for Labour and Conservative chances on 7 May, it’s another day of ‘poller opposites’

By ignoring Nigel Farage, both main parties hope to keep his challenge at bay. Will it work?

Fictional drama about Ukip rule prompts complaints of political bias, but critics say it lacks sophistication

As Tories celebrate the defection of a Ukip MEP, Farage claims he had already been suspended

Hope for Hate says BNP and EDL are 'struggling' despite Rotherham scandal and rise of Islamic State

How to beat Ukip? Candidates told to ‘move the conversation on’ if voters bring up immigration

Kerry Smith resigns after being caught ranting at ‘pooftahs’ and ‘peasants’ – but when will Farage go?

Bolter did not study PPE at Oxford as her CV claims: Hamilton pulls out after Ukip queries his expenses

Clegg’s MPs are not as popular as they think - study suggests fewer than 20 will survive election

Disgraced former Tory MP seeks selection in South Basilton after Natasha Bolter quits Faragistes

The arguments against PR are outmoded: now it’s the only way to avoid illegitimate coalitions

Ukip’s chances are exaggerated: party likely to call the tune in the event of a hung parliament is the SNP

Why can't main parties come up with immigration policies to match the public's subtle concerns?

New polling gives Cameron hope – but winning a majority means taking votes from Ukip not Labour

Ukip’s man in Dover posts cartoon lampooning party’s values – but is this how Ukippers truly feel, asks Tory

Thurday’s PCC by-election in South Yorkshire gives Ukip chance to prove itself in Labour’s heartland

The Defence Secretary hands gift to Ukip with 'ill-chosen words' on immigration to British towns

An experiment has resulted in Ukip getting a big rise in support: Tories are praying it proves inaccurate

Mike Read has recorded a Ukip-themed calypso sung in a fake-Caribbean accent – and Twitter has responded

Our poll-watcher draws up a list of MPs who face losing to Labour – or joining the Ukip bandwagon

PM launches desperate bid to stop Ukip gaining further momentum – and to save his own skin