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Anti-EU party UKIP will not join coalition government: leader
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Feb 12, 2015 11:43pm |
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| Author | AFP |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, February 13, 2015 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Canvey Island (United Kingdom) (AFP) - The leader of Britain's anti-EU party UKIP on Thursday ruled out joining a coalition government, three months ahead of the country's knife-edge general election.
In his first major speech of the year, Nigel Farage, whose party wants Britain to quit the European Union, also pushed his claim for a quick referendum on leaving the 28-member bloc.
"We will not enter a coalition, no matter how tempting ministerial cars may be," Farage said at a cinema in the seaside town of Canvey Island, east of London
"We will only do a deal with anyone on the condition that there is an in/out referendum on the EU," he added, standing in front of a slogan emblazoned with the slogan "Believe in Britain".
Canvey Island is located in one of the constituencies the UK Independence Party hopes to win.
Experts say the party is likely win a handful of seats at the May 7 election but if Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives fail to win outright, UKIP could prop them up in government on an informal basis in return for policy concessions. |
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