New Deal (British political party)

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This article is about the British political party. For other uses, see New Deal (disambiguation).
New Deal
Leader Alan Sked
Slogan 'A New Voice For A New Politics'[1]
Founded 2013
Dissolved 2015
Ideology Euroscepticism
British unionism
British Nationalism[citation needed]
Left-wing nationalism[citation needed]
Political position Centre-left[2]
Website
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Politics of United Kingdom
Political parties
Elections

New Deal was a registered[3] political party in the United Kingdom. Its founder was Professor Alan Sked,[4][5] who also founded the UK Independence Party (UKIP).[6]

Policies of the New Deal party included 'direct and transparent democracy' and 'liberal values without prejudice to race, religion, gender, etc."[7] New Deal has been labelled the 'leftwing version of UKIP'.[8]

New Deal is described by its founder, Professor Alan Sked, as a centre-left political party, committed to withdrawal from the European Union.[2] He criticises UKIP as turning into "...a far-right and what I think is an extremist and racist party".[9]

The term "New Deal", first used by US president Franklin D. Roosevelt, was also used by Tony Blair's government from 1997 to describe changes to welfare and unemployment policy.

The same year the party was launched, Sked became ill, his mother became sick and his brother died.[10] As of March 2015, the party has been de-registered by Electoral Commission for having never fielded a single candidate in any election. The party boycotted the 2014 European Elections.[11]

References

  1. ↑ New Deal: A New Voice For A New Politics New Deal Party. Retrieved: 20 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ UKIP founder Alan Sked launches New Deal party BBC News
  5. ↑ UKIP founder Alan Sked launches New Deal party PlayPolitical
  6. ↑ 'I left UKIP because it has become too racist,' says party's founder The Daily Mail
  7. ↑ The Left Start to Take Ukip Seriously - Is That Why They Are Attacked? The Huffington Post
  8. ↑ Is it time for a leftwing version of Ukip? The Guardian
  9. ↑ Ukip’s founder and staunchest critic Gulf News Weekend Review
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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