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| Ukip's Steven Woolfe issues statement after reported punch at party meeting | Ukip's Steven Woolfe issues statement after reported punch at party meeting |
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| Ukip MEP Steven Woolfe has regained consciousness after an “altercation” at the European Parliament. | |
| Mr Woolfe was rushed to hospital after collapsing minutes after the incident in which A Ukip colleague allegedly punched him in the face. | Mr Woolfe was rushed to hospital after collapsing minutes after the incident in which A Ukip colleague allegedly punched him in the face. |
| Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Woolfe said: “The CT scan has shown that there is no blood clot in the brain. | Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Woolfe said: “The CT scan has shown that there is no blood clot in the brain. |
| “At the moment I am feeling brighter, happier and smiling as ever. | “At the moment I am feeling brighter, happier and smiling as ever. |
| “As a precaution, I am being kept overnight awaiting secondary tests to make sure everything is fine. | “As a precaution, I am being kept overnight awaiting secondary tests to make sure everything is fine. |
| He added: “I would like everyone to know that the parliamentary staff, the Ukip MEPs with me and the hospital staff have been brilliant. | |
| “I am sitting up, and said to be looking well. The only consequence at the moment is a bit of numbness on the left hand side of my face.” | “I am sitting up, and said to be looking well. The only consequence at the moment is a bit of numbness on the left hand side of my face.” |
| According to Herman Kelly, the director of a European Parliament group affiliated with Ukip, Mr Woolfe suffered two “epileptic-like fits”. | According to Herman Kelly, the director of a European Parliament group affiliated with Ukip, Mr Woolfe suffered two “epileptic-like fits”. |
| “He did pass out. That has now passed,” he added. | “He did pass out. That has now passed,” he added. |
| Mr Woolfe was hospitalised after collapsing, minutes after an “altercation” in which a Ukip MEP is alleged to have punched Mr Woolfe in the face. | |
| He was seen to collapse on one of the European Parliament’s internal bridges. | He was seen to collapse on one of the European Parliament’s internal bridges. |
| The “altercation” reportedly occurred during a Ukip meeting to “clear the air” amid the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. | The “altercation” reportedly occurred during a Ukip meeting to “clear the air” amid the party’s ongoing leadership crisis. |
| Mr Woolfe had been said to be considering a defection to the Conservative party. | Mr Woolfe had been said to be considering a defection to the Conservative party. |
| But in a statement he said despite being “enthused” by Theresa May, he “came to the conclusion that only a strong Ukip can guarantee Brexit is delivered in full, and only our party can stand up for the communities of the Midlands and the north.” | But in a statement he said despite being “enthused” by Theresa May, he “came to the conclusion that only a strong Ukip can guarantee Brexit is delivered in full, and only our party can stand up for the communities of the Midlands and the north.” |
| On Wednesday, Mr Woolfe announced his intention to run as the party’s leader after Diane James stepped down having spent just 18 days at the helm. | On Wednesday, Mr Woolfe announced his intention to run as the party’s leader after Diane James stepped down having spent just 18 days at the helm. |