Sadiq Khan’s record on crime in his first year of Mayor is appalling. The rise in violent crime from 2015/16 to 2016/17 is both staggering and frightening, with gun crime up 16%, rape up 18%, knife crime up 31%, murder up 27% and youth murder up by a horrific 70%.

Jill Seymour – Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands today welcomed Lord Adonis’ resignation, as he obviously appears to be a negative thinker.

The country should be endeavouring to work towards a return to successful international trade and not trapped solely within EU control.

Mandy Jones AM was today sworn in as the new Assembly Member for North Wales, in a ceremony at the National Assembly’s North Wales Office in Colwyn Bay. Mrs Jones was accompanied at the ceremony by her family, and fellow UKIP AM for North Wales, Michelle Brown.

Mandy Jones commented:

“I am extremely grateful and honoured to have the opportunity to be the Assembly Member for North Wales. I live here, I raised my children here and I promise to serve this region to the best of my ability. 

“I will work hard on your behalf by supporting local businesses in delivering good jobs and campaigning for better local health and transport services in North Wales”.

UKIP Wales Leader Neil Hamilton welcomed Mandy Jones to the UKIP Assembly Group stating:

“We are looking forward to welcoming our new team member, Mandy Jones into the group. UKIP is stronger with an additional member in the National Assembly and on the front foot in Wales. We are looking forward to 2018, where we will be even more active and vocal, as we continue to stand up for the people of Wales against the cosy Cardiff Bay consensus.”

Mike Hookem MEP, UKIP fisheries spokesman, has blasted the SNP over their “juxtaposed fisheries policy”, after MSP, Stewart Stevenson sent a cullen skink pie to Brexit minister, David Davis; saying, “while Stevenson and his cronies are fighting to keep us in the EU, the majority of fisherman are doing the absolute opposite.”

UKIP is calling on the Government to make the UK a more attractive investment location for electric car manufacturers.

Transport spokesman Jill Seymour, and small business spokesman Ernie Warrender, have raised concerns over the current lack of training schemes or incentives for the big motor firms.