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Ukip's Steven Woolfe has claimed MEP Mike Hookem "came at me and landed a blow" in an altercation over the party's leadership contest.Mr Woolfe told the Daily Mail that Mr Hookem lost his temper and pushed him into a door frame during a meeting designed to clear the air between Ukip's MEPs.
Mr Woolfe later collapsed and was taken to hospital in a "serious" condition, before feeling better.
Mr Hookem denied he hit his colleague and suggested the MEP for North West England tripped instead. Link.
Hookem is desperately backpeddling as there could be serious assault charges brought by the Belgian police but this fracas also shows how serious the internecine fighting within UKIP will be to sort out where it goes and what direction it takes next.
Yesterday, Aaron Banks stated the possibility of creating a brand new party from the remains of UKIP that would challenge Labour and he has claimed he would like the conservative elements like Douglas Carswell and Suzanne Evans to go their own way. The unfortunate Mr Woolfe had stated at the private MEP meeting that he was speaking to the Conservative Party about links if not joining which brought about his subsequent dustup with Mike Hookem.
SO, where next for UKIP?