Former Conservative minister Neil Hamilton has been elected leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
He has been the interim leader since September 2020, replacing Freddy Vachha who was suspended from the party.
Mr Hamilton represented UKIP in the Welsh Parliament for five years before losing his seat in the 2021 elections.
Before joining UKIP in 2011, Mr Hamilton was a Conservative MP for Tatton and minister in the John Major government from 1992-94.
Mr Hamilton – who beat John Poynton securing 78% of the vote – said he was “absolutely delighted to be elected leader of UKIP, the only British political party willing to say the politically unsayable”.
He added that UKIP was the only party supporting “net zero migration” and calling for a referendum on immigration.
“If you are sick and tired of being told you are responsible for global warming or you need to apologise for the actions of the country hundreds of years ago and the erasure of our country’s heritage and history, all whilst living in fear of being lambasted by the next social justice warrior for something you said, then UKIP is the party for you,” he said.
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