{"id":3201,"date":"2014-12-25T13:14:12","date_gmt":"2014-12-25T13:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=3201"},"modified":"2014-12-25T13:14:12","modified_gmt":"2014-12-25T13:14:12","slug":"anti-eu-party-official-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/anti-eu-party-official-steps-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-EU party official steps down"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UKIP\"<\/a>Britain\u2019s anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP), a potential power in deciding the country\u2019s next government, said one of its senior officials has stepped down despite being cleared of sexual harassment allegations.
\nThe party said an investigation by a human resources firm found no evidence to back claims of harassment against Roger Bird made by Natasha Bolter, who had been seeking to run for parliament for UKIP.
\nBut Bird, general secretary of the party that wants to see Britain leave the European Union, was resigning his post as a result of the \u201cunfortunate publicity.\u201d
\nUKIP has two seats in Britain\u2019s parliament but is poised to get more in next year\u2019s general election.
\nDepending on how successful it is, its presence could make it difficult for the major parties \u2014 Labour and the Conservatives \u2014 to get enough seats to form a government.
\nIts call for radically tighter immigration controls as well as the immediate EU withdrawal is proving popular with some sections of the electorate.
\nIt has struggled, however, to deal with a series of comments from several party members about race and women that were considered offensive by many people.<\/p>\n

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