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General election 2017: UKIP manifesto launch 'an act of defiance' General election: UKIP manifesto launch to show terrorists 'will not win'
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UKIP's Paul Nuttall says the launch of his party's general election manifesto will be "an act of defiance" against terrorism after the Manchester bombing. UKIP's Paul Nuttall has described the decision to launch his party's manifesto as a message to terrorists "that they will not win".
Mr Nuttall promised to set out a "clear-cut and uncompromising" agenda. Following the Manchester bombing, he said: "The one thing that they hate more than anything is our democracy."
And Mr Nuttall repeated his support for a ban on full-face veils in public.
The unveiling of the manifesto in Westminster comes as some low-key campaigning by other parties restarts after Monday evening's attack.The unveiling of the manifesto in Westminster comes as some low-key campaigning by other parties restarts after Monday evening's attack.
UKIP is hoping to recover from poor local election results that saw it lose 140 seats and gain only one.UKIP is hoping to recover from poor local election results that saw it lose 140 seats and gain only one.
The party is struggling in the polls and faces the challenge of hanging onto voters that backed it before last year's Brexit vote.The party is struggling in the polls and faces the challenge of hanging onto voters that backed it before last year's Brexit vote.
UKIP has already announced policies including banning the burka, electoral reform and keeping net migration at zero over a five-year period. Mr Nuttall told the Today programme that UKIP would be "the guard dogs of Brexit" and put pressure on the government during negotiations to leave the EU.
Explaining his decision to lead the way back to campaigning after the Manchester attack, Mr Nuttall said: "It is right and proper that political parties suspended their campaigns for a short period as a mark of respect to those who lost their lives or suffered appalling injuries. He dismissed criticism of his leadership, saying he was elected to lead UKIP "with the biggest mandate the party has ever given anyone".
"But we cannot be cowed or allow our way of life to be undermined by those who wish to do us harm. These people hate the way we live, hate our freedom and hate our democracy." UKIP has already announced policies including banning wearing full face veils in public, electoral reform and keeping net migration at zero over a five-year period.
Mr Nuttall said UKIP backed a "one in, one out" immigration policy, claiming: "We've got a population problem in this country."
'The same as France and Belgium'
He argued that immigration depresses wages and "is also bad for community cohesion - we're becoming a more divided society than ever before".
The UKIP leader insisted: "We're certainly not racist. What we believe in is an immigration policy that is fair to everyone."
Last month Mr Nuttall sparked controversy over his proposals to outlaw the full-face veil - including criticism from within his own party - but he repeated his support for the policy.
"I wouldn't allow face coverings in public. It's exactly the same as France. It's exactly the same as Belgium, the same as Bulgaria... If you want to enjoy the full fruit of British society, you need to be able to show your face."
Explaining his decision to be the first party leader to resume campaigning after the Manchester attack, Mr Nuttall said: "We took the decision that the best way to show these people that we will not be beaten, that they will not win, is to to get back in to the saddle, to launch the manifesto."
The Conservatives, Labour, Greens and the SNP say they will restart low-key local campaigning on Thursday before resuming national events the next day.The Conservatives, Labour, Greens and the SNP say they will restart low-key local campaigning on Thursday before resuming national events the next day.