Amjad Bashir, left, with Ukip party leader Nigel Farage, right, before his defection to the Tories Nigel Farage was rocked last night as one of his Euro MPs defected to the Tories, saying: ‘Ukip is pointless.’ In a major coup for David Cameron, Amjad Bashir jumped ship less than a year after he was elected as a Ukip MEP. But last night, Bashir’s decision descended into a tit-for-tat battle between the parties. Just hours before news of his defection was due to be made public, Ukip announced they were ‘suspending’ him pending investigations into ‘extremely serious’ allegations. Bashir, a Pakistani-born businessman, has been one of the few
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MEP Amjad Bashir said 'Ukip is pointless' before defecting to Tory party
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He said Ukip was 'pretty amateur' and had a 'ridiculous' lack of policies
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Mr Bashir believes only David Cameron can give us Europe referendum
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Came as party said he was suspended over 'extremely serious' allegations
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They include claims of interference with the candidate selection process
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Ukip spokesman said evidence obtained has been forwarded to police
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