Ukip’s general secretary compares party to the black death

Ukip has had a dismal night in the local elections: the party is so far down 92 seats, and retains only two council seats across Britain. Some politicians might do their best to try and put a gloss on things – but not Ukip’s general secretary, Paul Oakley, who has compared his party to the black death. Oakley told the Today programme:

UKIP’s general secretary @PaulJamesOakley compares his party to the Black Death. ☠️ He claims that’s not a bad thing and says it’s not over for his party. #Election2018 #r4today pic.twitter.com/dJ0Tim3Mns— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) May 4, 2018

‘Think of the Black Death in the Middles Ages. It comes along, goes dormant, and then comes back’

So was the comparison the result of a lack of sleep overnight for Oakley? Not if his Twitter account is anything to go on:

https://twitter.com/PaulJamesOakley/status/992313251730866177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Mr S knows things are bad for Ukip, but is nonetheless impressed by Oakley’s honesty…