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| UKIP leadership: Candidates to be named on Wednesday | UKIP leadership: Candidates to be named on Wednesday |
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| UKIP will unveil its list of leadership candidates in the running to succeed Nigel Farage on Wednesday. | UKIP will unveil its list of leadership candidates in the running to succeed Nigel Farage on Wednesday. |
| A spokesman said "one final round of checking" was needed, after officials met on Tuesday to discuss eligibility. | A spokesman said "one final round of checking" was needed, after officials met on Tuesday to discuss eligibility. |
| It is considering whether Steven Woolfe can run after he missed the deadline and revealed he did not disclose a drink-driving ban when he stood to be a police commissioner in 2012. | It is considering whether Steven Woolfe can run after he missed the deadline and revealed he did not disclose a drink-driving ban when he stood to be a police commissioner in 2012. |
| MEPs Jonathan Arnott and Bill Etheridge are also in the race. | MEPs Jonathan Arnott and Bill Etheridge are also in the race. |
| Huntingdonshire councillor Lisa Duffy and activists Philip Broughton and Elizabeth Jones have also put their names forward, although there continues to be uncertainty about whether prominent MEP Diane James has applied. | Huntingdonshire councillor Lisa Duffy and activists Philip Broughton and Elizabeth Jones have also put their names forward, although there continues to be uncertainty about whether prominent MEP Diane James has applied. |
| The contest has been sparked by Nigel Farage's decision to stand down as leader after the UK's vote to leave the EU, saying his "political ambition has been achieved". | The contest has been sparked by Nigel Farage's decision to stand down as leader after the UK's vote to leave the EU, saying his "political ambition has been achieved". |
| Succession issue | Succession issue |
| The vetting panel had been expected to announce on Tuesday which candidates were eligible to stand under the party's rules after nominations closed on Sunday. | The vetting panel had been expected to announce on Tuesday which candidates were eligible to stand under the party's rules after nominations closed on Sunday. |
| But after the panel met on Tuesday it issued a statement saying the final list of leadership candidates would be revealed the following day. | But after the panel met on Tuesday it issued a statement saying the final list of leadership candidates would be revealed the following day. |
| "An NEC-led panel has today met to determine the eligibility of those candidates that submitted their nomination papers to stand for party leader. | "An NEC-led panel has today met to determine the eligibility of those candidates that submitted their nomination papers to stand for party leader. |
| "That panel has now met and with one final round of checking to go the party aims to announce the full list of candidates at midday tomorrow, Wednesday 3 August," a party spokesman said. | "That panel has now met and with one final round of checking to go the party aims to announce the full list of candidates at midday tomorrow, Wednesday 3 August," a party spokesman said. |
| To qualify, candidates are expected to have been party members for two years and to have been nominated by 50 members of the party. | To qualify, candidates are expected to have been party members for two years and to have been nominated by 50 members of the party. |
| Leadership contest timetable | Leadership contest timetable |
| UKIP leadership: Runners and riders | UKIP leadership: Runners and riders |
| Steve Crowther, who left his job as UKIP chairman earlier this week, told the BBC that the panel would "consider" whether Mr Woolfe and other candidates would be allowed to take part in the contest to succeed Mr Farage. | Steve Crowther, who left his job as UKIP chairman earlier this week, told the BBC that the panel would "consider" whether Mr Woolfe and other candidates would be allowed to take part in the contest to succeed Mr Farage. |
| He would not be drawn on whether Mr Woolfe should be excluded for submitting his papers 15 minutes late - a delay that the MEP has blamed on computer problems. | He would not be drawn on whether Mr Woolfe should be excluded for submitting his papers 15 minutes late - a delay that the MEP has blamed on computer problems. |
| But asked about the issue of the drink-driving conviction - which Mr Woolfe incurred in 2002 but which he did not reveal when he stood to become a police and crime commissioner in 2012 in a possible breach of electoral law - he acknowledged this was "arguably more serious". | But asked about the issue of the drink-driving conviction - which Mr Woolfe incurred in 2002 but which he did not reveal when he stood to become a police and crime commissioner in 2012 in a possible breach of electoral law - he acknowledged this was "arguably more serious". |
| Mr Woolfe got a £350 fine and nine-month ban for being drunk in charge of a scooter but insisted his life had moved on by 2012 and the conviction was spent by then. | Mr Woolfe got a £350 fine and nine-month ban for being drunk in charge of a scooter but insisted his life had moved on by 2012 and the conviction was spent by then. |
| Mr Crowther rejected suggestions that the party was being crippled by infighting over the election process, saying that after Mr Farage's long period as the face of UKIP it was not surprising there was so much focus on the succession. | Mr Crowther rejected suggestions that the party was being crippled by infighting over the election process, saying that after Mr Farage's long period as the face of UKIP it was not surprising there was so much focus on the succession. |
| It was an opportunity, he insisted, for the party to "refresh and rejuvenate itself", insisting UKIP still had a massive role to play in ensuring the Brexit vote was delivered in full. | It was an opportunity, he insisted, for the party to "refresh and rejuvenate itself", insisting UKIP still had a massive role to play in ensuring the Brexit vote was delivered in full. |
| During a debate on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire show earlier, several of the candidates said there should be restrictions on women wearing the burka in public. | |
| Mr Etheridge said it was a "security issue", adding that "if you are in a public place that's security sensitive you've got to show your face". | Mr Etheridge said it was a "security issue", adding that "if you are in a public place that's security sensitive you've got to show your face". |
| Mr Arnott said in an area where you would not wear a motorcycle helmet it would be inappropriate to be wearing a burka. | Mr Arnott said in an area where you would not wear a motorcycle helmet it would be inappropriate to be wearing a burka. |
| Liz Jones said the burka should not be worn in court or at an airport but in a private setting you should be allowed to wear what you want. Asked if there should be a blanket ban on the burka, Lisa Duffy said "yes". | Liz Jones said the burka should not be worn in court or at an airport but in a private setting you should be allowed to wear what you want. Asked if there should be a blanket ban on the burka, Lisa Duffy said "yes". |
| Meanwhile, UKIP's only MP Douglas Carswell has said he won't be endorsing any of the candidates but suggested they needed to consider what UKIP's purpose was after the EU referendum, how it should go about increasing its elected representation and how the party's leadership style needed to change. | Meanwhile, UKIP's only MP Douglas Carswell has said he won't be endorsing any of the candidates but suggested they needed to consider what UKIP's purpose was after the EU referendum, how it should go about increasing its elected representation and how the party's leadership style needed to change. |