Ukip could fall apart after latest leadership election, say insiders

Warning comes as Ukip members vote to pick fourth leader in a year from seven-strong list of little-known candidatesUkip faces the real prospect of a split or even gradual extinction following a leadership election that could result in the party lurching towards a hard-right brand of populism, senior insiders have warned.Just two years since Nigel Farage led the party to third place by vote share in the 2015 election, top figures say Ukip risks becoming a defunct political force as it struggles