Article: Farage to widen appeal of UKIP

Opponents dismiss them as "fruitcakes" and "gadflies", they have been riven by political infighting, and they flopped at last year's General Election. But as Nigel Farage surveyed his inheritance as the new leader of the UK Independence Party yesterday he was remarkably upbeat.

The 42-year-old former stockbroker has long been his party's most charismatic performer and was a comfortable winner in this week's contest to replace UKIP's Devon-based former leader Roger Knapman.

His election is something of a gamble for a party that has rapidly become a significant force in Westcountry politics, but which has struggled to make a breakthrough at Westminster. Mr Farage is unquestionably the party's ...

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