Ukip Ordered To Pay £175,000 Legal Costs Linked To Defamation Case

Ukip has been ordered to pay £175,000 in legal costs over a defamation case brought by three Labour MPs.The party has been told to pay the money towards the costs incurred by Sir Keven Barron, John Healey and Sarah Champion.The interim payment order by Justice Warby comes just days after Ukip’s leader Gerard Batten issued a plea for cash for the party.Ukip leader Gerard Batten (Joe Giddens/PA)At an earlier High Court hearing it was ruled that the party took a “deliberate,