PM seeks to bar Ukip from TV debates
The Prime Minister, who is on hostile terms with the UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader, made clear he did not think the recent surge in support for the hardline eurosceptics qualified Mr Farage to be involved in the television debates.
Mr Cameron has repeatedly provoked Mr Farage’s ire with his dismissive comments about Ukip, whose improved poll ratings and by-election performances have seen it frequently hold third place ahead of the Liberal Democrats.
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Hide AdBut, asked about the prospect of Mr Farage taking part in the next leaders’ debates, Mr Cameron told The House magazine: “The TV debates should be about, you know, the parties that are going to form the government, in my view.”
The Prime Minister has previously described Ukip as containing “fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists”.