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| Ukip leader Paul Nuttall 'will be his party's candidate for Stoke-on-Trent by-election' | |
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| Ukip leader Paul Nuttall is to become the party's candidate in the Stoke Central by-election this year, it has been reported. | Ukip leader Paul Nuttall is to become the party's candidate in the Stoke Central by-election this year, it has been reported. |
| According to a political correspondent for ITV, Mr Nuttall will "definitely" contest the seat in the West Midlands. | According to a political correspondent for ITV, Mr Nuttall will "definitely" contest the seat in the West Midlands. |
| A source said Mr Nuttall's campaign is to be announced in the city at an event on the weekend, ITV's Alison Mackenzie said. | A source said Mr Nuttall's campaign is to be announced in the city at an event on the weekend, ITV's Alison Mackenzie said. |
| But Ukip has refused to confirm the reports, saying the selection process is not yet complete. | |
| A source within the party also told The Independent the claims are completely unfounded. | |
| Labour MP Tristam Hunt gave up the seat earlier in January, saying he had accepted a role as director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. | Labour MP Tristam Hunt gave up the seat earlier in January, saying he had accepted a role as director of the Victoria and Albert Museum. |
| Mr Nuttall had come under pressure from party colleagues to stand for the seat and capitalise on Labour's poor favorability ratings. | |
| Ukip came second in the constituency by little more than 5,000 votes in 2015, despite only running a small campaign. | Ukip came second in the constituency by little more than 5,000 votes in 2015, despite only running a small campaign. |
| Around 70 per cent of voters in Stoke Central backed vote to leave the EU in June. | Around 70 per cent of voters in Stoke Central backed vote to leave the EU in June. |
| At odds with the majority of his constituency, Mr Hunt was a prominent campaigner for remaining in the bloc. | At odds with the majority of his constituency, Mr Hunt was a prominent campaigner for remaining in the bloc. |
| Mr Nuttall, who has tried to professionalise the party's images following a shambolic election contest, has recently said banning the burqa was one of the first policies he was considering as party leader. | |
| If Mr Nuttall stands, it would be his fifth attempt at being elected to the House of Commons. |