UK Independence Party
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The UK Independence Party (UKIP) is a right-wing eurosceptic political party, founded in 1993. It has never had any MPs, but has several members of the European Parliament.
LGBT issues
UKIP is opposed to equal marriage.[1]
In November 2012 Winston McKenzie, the party's candidate for the Croydon North by-election, was severely criticised by the local party chairman Peter Staveley for making remarks viewed as homophobic.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.ukip.org/content/latest-news/2625-pm-picking-fight-over-samesex-marriage PM picking fight over same-sex marriage retrieved 28 April 2012
- ↑ http://insidecroydon.com/2012/11/27/ukips-appalled-local-chairman-asks-croydon-to-forgive-his-party/
