UK taxpayers are contributing more than £16m a year to EU funds which are used to reward Palestinian terrorists, according to UKIP, which has called on the payments to be stopped.

Dr Julia Reid MEP, who represents the South West Region and Gibraltar, welcomes the news of Amazon’s continued investment in the UK as it unveils plans for a new distribution centre near Bristol which will create more than 1,000 permanent new jobs for the region. The online retail giant is to start recruiting engineers, operations managers, HR and IT specialists ahead of its 2018 opening.

Today’s A Level results are the first after a huge change in the manner they are assessed in England. A Levels in 13 key subjects - which make up 60% of entries - have been made ‘final examination only’ qualifications, which means there are no more modular examinations that can be re-sat indefinitely and no more coursework assessment.

Spanish Coast Guards have admitted that they have rescued over 600 migrants from the Straits of Gibraltar and the western Mediterranean in the last 24hrs - a massive escalation.

UKIP’s women’s and equalities spokeswoman, Margot Parker MEP, slams ‘virtue signalling social justice warriors’ who seek to protect perpetrators over child rape and abuse victims

“The forces of political correctness cannot be allowed to overrule fact or justice,” as a debate continues to rage over the validity of comments on Pakistani ‘rape gangs’, made by a Labour MP.

"The Government's confirmation that there will be no physical border controls at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – which we welcome – does not mean that the UK should maintain any of the current free movement rules with the entire European Union", said John Bickley, the UKIP spokesman on immigration, particularly in regard to the free movement of labour, which the British people decisively rejected last year.

UKIP fisheries spokesman, Mike Hookem MEP, has branded the SNP’s position on fishing as “in complete contradiction of itself and totally hypocritical”, saying “Sturgeon is trying to have her cake and eat it.”

Mr Hookem spoke out after it was revealed a revival in the Scottish fishing industry could derail Nicola Sturgeon’s dream of a second referendum on Scottish independence.

UKIP Veterans Spokesman, Mike Hookem MEP, has branded a decision to deny legal aid to a group of Afghan interpreters seeking sanctuary in the UK, “utter madness and a betrayal of our values and standards.”

UKIP interim leader Steve Crowther has welcomed the Government’s proposal for an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after Brexit, and warned that the Government will need to act urgently to upgrade the UK’s immigration control systems.

UK should postpone any further Brexit talks until the EU’s negotiators abandon the ‘fantasy’ that they call the shots, says UKIP

The EU’s negotiating stance shows that they believe they are in charge of us and intend to remain so, and the UK should now suspend talks until the matter is resolved, says UKIP.