Veritas
Leader	Patrick Eston
Chairman	{{{chairman}}}
Founded	2005
Headquarters
Political Ideology	Euroscepticism, anti-Multiculturalism, Immigration reduction
Political Position	Right-wing
International Affiliation	none
European Affiliation	none
European Parliament Group	Non-Inscrits
Colours	Purple and Mauve
Website	http://www.veritasparty.org
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Veritas is a political party in the United Kingdom, formed in February 2005 by politician-celebrity Robert Kilroy-Silk following a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). Kilroy-Silk served as party leader from formation, through the 2005 General Election, until his resignation in July that year. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Robert Kilroy-Silk Robert Michael Kilroy-Silk (born 19 May 1942) is a British politician and is well-known as the presenter of his former daytime television confessional talk show Kilroy. ... The United Kingdom Independence Party (commonly known as UKIP, pronounced you-kip) is a Eurosceptic political party that aims at British withdrawal from the European Union. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

The party's current leader is Patrick Eston. It has no representation in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, although Veritas members have served in both the European Parliament and London Assembly, having been elected as UKIP members and defecting upon Veritas' formation. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories. ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... The London Assembly is an elected body that supervises the Greater London Authority and the Mayor of London. ...

Formation

Robert Kilroy-Silk was elected as a UKIP Member of the European Parliament in the 2004 European Parliament election for the East Midlands region. His ambition to attain the leadership of that party was announced in October 2004, but it proved very unpopular within the party. Instead of risking disciplinary action for continuing this action, Kilroy-Silk resigned the party whip, while remaining a full member and asserting his continued challenge. The plan ultimately failed, and Kilroy-Silk finally resigned from the party - as had been long expected - on January 20, 2005. Rumours circulated immediately that Kilroy-Silk was set to form his own party, fuelled by the registration of the domain name "veritasparty.com" a month earlier. He had been briefly linked with a bid to join and lead the English Democrats. A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ... The East Midlands is one of the regions of England and consists of most of the eastern half of the traditional region of the Midlands. ... In politics, a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English Democrats Party, previously the English National Party, is a political party in England, which seeks the establishment of a new Parliament for England with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ...

Veritas - Latin for "truth" - was officially founded in a press conference on February 2, during which Kilroy-Silk proclaimed "unlike the old parties, we shall be honest, open and straight", devoid of the other parties' "lies and spin". There were a number of defections from UKIP to the new party. They included UKIP London Assembly member Damian Hockney, who became deputy leader.[1] Latin was the language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Damian Hockney is a British politician and the leader of the One London group on the London Assembly. ...

At the time of formation, its primary policy was opposition to immigration to the United Kingdom. It was pursued to be more specific than UKIP's general euroscepticism, and almost to the point of Veritas being labelled a single-issue party. Kilroy-Silk also proposed support for the introduction of flat tax in opposition to the existing system of income tax bands varying with income. Kilroy-Silk's preferred figure was 22%, the current "basic rate" band in which most UK citizens fall. The landmass now comprising the United Kingdom had a long history of immigration from mainland Europe, from the Beaker people of the 3rd millennium BC, to the waves of invasions by the Roman Empire and the Anglo-Saxons and Normans. ... It has been suggested that Euronaivism be merged into this article or section. ... A single-issue party is a political party that only campaigns on one issue. ... A flat tax, also called a proportional tax, is a system that taxes all entities in a class (typically either citizens or corporations) at the same rate (as a proportion on income), as opposed to a graduated, or progressive, scheme. ...

The party was immediately lambasted as nothing more than a vanity vehicle for Kilroy-Silk, and was assigned the moniker "Vanitas" in the press. It was criticised also for its use of a Latin name given its staunch opposition to Britain in Europe.

2005 election

The first test of Veritas' ambitions was the 2005 general election on May 5, where it had hoped to overtake UKIP as the primary party opposing the European Union. Although The Times newspaper had suggested that Veritas hoped to run candidates in every constituency in Great Britain, the party ended up fielding just 62 candidates, less than 10% of that figure. Kilroy-Silk contested the constituency of Erewash in Derbyshire. May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... The Times is a national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1785, and under its current name since 1788. ... Erewash is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, and boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...

Kilroy-Silk came fourth with 2,957 votes (5.8%); Liz Blackman was elected for Labour with 22,472. No Veritas candidates were elected; Kilroy-Silk was the only one to save his deposit. Elizabeth Marion Liz Blackman (born September 26, 1949, Penrith, Cumbria) is a British politician, and member of Parliament for Erewash. ...

Aftermath

In the wake of the poor showing in the general election, it was reported that there were many resignations and defections, believed to be to the English Democrats or back to UKIP. Some discontented party members came to oppose Kilroy-Silk and formed the Veritas Members Association (VMA). One of its founders, Ken Wharton, challenged Kilroy-Silk for the leadership on July 12, 2005, and although his challenge faltered due to ill health, VMA pressure brought about Kilroy-Silk's resignation on July 29, along with that of his chief-of-staff David Soutter and deputy leader Hockney. Hockney and the other Veritas (and former UKIP) representative on the London Assembly subsequently formed the One London party. The English Democrats Party, previously the English National Party, is an English Civic Nationalist political party in England which seeks the establishment of a Parliament for England with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament. ... The Veritas Members Association (VMA) was formed on July 11, 2005 by a group of members of the British political party Veritas who were concerned about the state of the party following its poor results in the UK General Election in 2005. ... Following the May 2005 UK General Election, there were signs that the Veritas Party was beginning to fall apart, with Veritas members resigning, returning to UKIP or joining the English Democrats. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 29 is the 210th day (211th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 155 days remaining. ... David Soutter had been an active member of the Referendum Party. ... One London is a British political party formed on September 1, 2005 by Damian Hockney and Peter Hulme-Cross. ...

A leadership election was held in September 2005. Acting leader Patrick Eston defeated Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Colin Brown, on a 22% turnout. This, combined with a poor turnout at the party's first Annual General Meeting, is believed to have brought about the subsequent resignation of Brown along with the founders of the VMA. Eston appointed a new party chairman, Alan Ainscow, who resigned from that post and the party in November. As defections and resignations have continued, a split occurred in March 2006, with a number of members, including notably Anthony Bennett and Ken Wharton, leaving to form a new party, the Popular Alliance [2]. Eston nonetheless appointed a deputy, Howard Martin, who also is the main Veritas Party spokesperson, and seems determined to continue with the party, despite the depletion of the Veritas membership. 20September2006 Alex Stevenson a founding member of the Veritas Party joins the Popular Alliance. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Football Career Alan Ainscow debut. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ken Wharton was a Formula One driver from Britain. ... The Popular Alliance is a political party in the United Kingdom that was formed in March 2006 by former members of the Veritas Party. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Veritas is a United Kingdom political party, formed in 2005 as a split from the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP). ... The term Popular Alliance may refer to: Popular Alliance of Sammarinese Democrats for the Republic Popular Alliance of Chile This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In the 2006 local elections, Veritas stood four candidates: two each in Kingston-upon-Hull and Bolton. They polled an average of 98 votes each (3.5%). Local government elections took place in England (only) on Thursday May 4, 2006. ... Kingston upon Hull, more usually referred to simply as Hull, is a city and unitary authority which is situated on the north bank of the Humber estuary in northern England. ... Arms of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, the motto is Latin for Overcome Delays Bolton is a large town in the north-west of England. ...

External links

• The Guardian Diary
• BBC Article
• The Guardian Article
• The Talk Veritas Forum
• Veritas Party