David Cameron says he shares the “frustration” of voters who backed Nigel Farage’s party after Ukip surged to victory in councils across the country
James Kirkup, and Peter Dominiczak
The Telegraph [UK]
23 May 2014
David Cameron has said he shares the “frustration” of voters who have shaken the mainstream political parties by backing the UK Independence Party.
The Prime Minister said that people have backed Ukip because they are unhappy at the Coalition’s performance on issues like welfare and immigration – and suggested that their criticisms are justified.
“We’ve got to work harder and we’ve got to really deliver on issues that are frustrating people and frustrating me like welfare reform, immigration and making sure that people really benefit from this recovery,” he said.
Mr Cameron was speaking as results from the local elections showed that Ukip gains have cost the Conservatives and Labour dearly in many parts of the country.
At 2pm on Friday, with around half of the results declared, Nigel Farage’s party had gained more than 100 seats…
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