Ukip has elected a pro-life Catholic as its new leader.
Paul Nuttall, MEP for North West England, gained 62.6 per cent of party members’ votes. Mr Nuttall, 39, is a practising Catholic. Last year he told the Tablet: “On moral issues, we, more than any other political party, are more in line with Catholic thought. Whether it’s on gender-choice abortion or same-sex marriage, we are absolutely 100 per cent behind the Catholic Church.”
Mr Nuttall is a former deputy leader of the party, which he joined in 2004. He was elected an MEP in 2009.
