Nigel Farage, aged 51, campaigns with vigour. He wants to redefine Britain’s relationship with Europe and its immigration policy. <br /><br /> The UK Independence Party leader since 2010, and also from 2006 to 2009, has always worked hard to get the vote out, from UKIP’s days on the fringe to headline-grabbing in the 2014 European elections when UKIP won the most votes in Britain, ahead of Labour and the Conservatives. <br /><br /> It has polled steadily higher.<br /><br /> Farage said: ‘‘We are the only party standing in this general election saying we want a trade deal with Europe. We want to be good neighbours with our European friends but we desperately seek a referendum so that we can set this country free from political union.’‘<br /><br /> The European election result was the political upheaval Farage had predicted: UKIP coming first, then Labour, the ruling Conservatives placing, historically, humiliatingly, third.<br /><br /> Farage said: “See you in Westminster.” <br /><br /> But following this up with hefty gains in local elections h
