UK Independence Party

Turkey-born St George 'skilled migrant,' Ukip in England says

St George, the patron saint of England, would have been welcome to Britain as a "skilled migrant" because of his dragon slaying, the UK Independence Party (Ukip) has said.

Patrick O'Flynn, the party's economy spokesman, was asked at a press conference on April 23 if "a third century Ukip would have blocked St George from entering Britain."

British Parliament Dissolved as Election Campaign Begins

British Parliament was formally dissolved on Monday as the campaign for the forthcoming general election in the UK was officially unveiled.

British Prime Minister David Cameron held an audience with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, after which he announced that the general election will take place on May 7.

Football racism highlights Europe's struggle with transition and entrenched racism

Recent football-related racism highlights European nations? tortured transition from ethnically relatively homogeneous to multicultural immigration societies amid a resurgence of entrenched racial, including anti-Semitic, attitudes that flourish in times of economic crisis and are not limited to Muslim communities.

UK Reports Rise in Number of Bulgarian, Romanian Workers in 2014

The number of Romanians and Bulgarians working in the UK has increased 15% year-on-year in the last quarter of 2014, official figures have revealed.

Unemployment numbers, however, have continued to fall, dispelling fears a major influx of workers from the two countries, which joined the EU in 2007, would hit Britain's own labour force.

Nigel Farage's EU Parliament Group Dissolved

The group of Britain's UK Independence Party (UKIP) within the European Parliament collapsed after losing a Latvian MEP who withdrew on Thursday.

Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy (EFDD) was the brainchild of UKIP, the anti-immigrant, anti-EU party co-founded and currently led by the controversial Nigel Farage, and Italian comedian Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement.

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