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  1. Gerard Joseph Batten (born 27 March 1954) is a British politician who served as the Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) from 2018 to 2019. He was a founding member of the party in 1993, and served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London from 2004 to 2019.

  2. Jun 3, 2019 · UKIP has announced that leader Gerard Batten has resigned. He is standing down after the party lost all its MEPs in the European Elections at the end of May. A leadership contest will be launched imminently and the winner unveiled on 10 August. All 24 UKIP MEPs lost their seats last month.

  3. Feb 17, 2018 · Gerard Batten has taken over from ousted Henry Bolton, who lost his position after nearly two thirds of members backed his sacking at an Extraordinary General Meeting on Saturday.

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  4. Dec 7, 2018 · UKIP leader Gerard Batten said he was “not sure” how many MEPs his party now has, as he accused former party leader Nigel Farage of being a liar for saying he planned to shift the party to the far right.

  5. Apr 15, 2018 · The U.K. Independence Party confirmed Gerard Batten as its new leader Saturday. Batten — who has previously referred to Islam as a "death cult" — had been the party's interim chief since February after Henry Bolton was sacked over a racism row.

  6. Apr 14, 2018 · Gerard Batten, who ran unopposed in the election to replace Henry Bolton, announced he had taken over the role officially on Saturday. Mr Bolton, 55, was ousted from the leadership following a scandal over his affair with 25-year-old model Jo Marney.

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  8. May 7, 2019 · UKIP's leader Gerard Batten has announced he will stand down on 2 June to trigger a leadership contest. The MEP was elected into the top job unopposed in April 2018 and promised to resign after...