{"id":331052,"date":"2017-10-18T19:11:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T18:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/out-in-the-cold-new-ukip-leader-henry-bolton-shuns-right-wing-in-party-reshuffle-rt-uk\/"},"modified":"2017-10-18T19:11:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T18:11:20","slug":"out-in-the-cold-new-ukip-leader-henry-bolton-shuns-right-wing-in-party-reshuffle-rt-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/out-in-the-cold-new-ukip-leader-henry-bolton-shuns-right-wing-in-party-reshuffle-rt-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Out in the cold? New UKIP leader Henry Bolton shuns right wing in party reshuffle \u2014 RT UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        The new leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has caused outrage among the right-wing units of the party, after he ignored the hardcore when choosing key positions.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>In a move which could signal a shift in party politics, Henry Bolton has carved out a team which shuns the likes of Anne Marie Waters and David Kurten MEP, as he announced the line-up today.<\/p>\n<p>Waters won 21 percent of the vote after she ran against Bolton in UKIP\u2019s leadership contest, but her followers were called \u201cNazis and racists\u201d as the new party chief revealed she would have no place in his inner circle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/405685-henry-bolton-ukip-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2017.10\/thumbnail\/59d4ff97fc7e93cd1e8b4567.jpg\" alt=\"New UKIP leader Henry Bolton \u00a9 Joel Goodman \/ Global Look Press\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pegida UK co-founder and anti-Sharia law activist announced she would form her own party <em>\u201cFor Britain\u201d<\/em> last month.<\/p>\n<p>However, the biggest surprise for insiders on Wednesday was the freezing out of David Kurten MEP, who is vehemently opposed to gay marriage.<\/p>\n<p>The Euroskeptic London Assembly Member was given no place in the \u2018shadow cabinet,\u2019 leading to accusations of backstabbing and betrayal.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Craig, Kurten\u2019s campaign manager, suggested Bolton was threatened by members of the LBGT in UKIP group, who claimed they would leave if Kurten was elected.<\/p>\n<p>Craig said Kurten\u2019s <em>\u201cconservative\u201d<\/em> views were becoming <em>\u201cwildly popular\u201d<\/em> within UKIP and Bolton would make a mistake to take the party from the right.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is never a good leadership to give in to blackmail, especially when \u2013 as in this case \u2013 it would involve breaking your word to do so and you are the recently-elected leader who necessarily has yet to establish yourself as the strong leader of integrity that is required,\u201d<\/em> he wrote in an open letter.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOthers who could not decide between you and David voted for you because your pledge meant that they would get \u2018two for the price of one\u2019 as someone said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bOEx7opMxIs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>UKIP insiders say Bolton has opted for a liberal approach, telling those closest to him he does not want to stick to \u201c<em>the left or the right\u201d<\/em> in a message which may lose the party\u2019s core voter base.<\/p>\n<p>Former adviser to Nigel Farage, Trixy Sanderson, said the list of appointments was <em>&#8220;underwhelming.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/400895-ukip-leadership-contest-farage\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2017.08\/thumbnail\/59a047bfdda4c868098b4567.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Frederick Florin\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>&#8220;Given that it has taken so long for these jobs to be allocated I would have hoped for some big names on that list.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Interestingly, despite claiming he would use other leadership candidates they are glaring in their absence from senior roles, with those instead going to existing appointments or people who supported him for leader.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The number of<em> \u201cspokesman\u201d<\/em> roles was also questioned as Bolton looks set to take on a new charm offensive with the public.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month the party was mocked and accused of ripping off football\u2019s Premier League lion for its new logo.<\/p>\n<p>Others suggested there were <em>\u201cmissed opportunities\u201d<\/em> with Bolton\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-navy officer Ben Walker was left out, despite gaining significant support throughout the leadership race.<\/p>\n<p>Former deputy leader of UKIP Peter Whittle is a notable right-wing figure among the new appointments, but has been given the role of London spokesman, while Margot Parker becomes deputy.<\/p>\n<p>Others who have stayed away from the far-right message have been inserted in leading roles, including disability spokeswoman Star Anderton and MEP Jane Collins, who was given the home affairs role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/407114-ukip-leader-henry-bolton\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) has caused outrage among the right-wing units of the party, after he ignored the hardcore when choosing key positions. 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