At a talk held by the Manchester Civic Society at the historic Britain’s Protection pub, Mr Woolfe said he felt the country had “failed to keep innovating and this meant we had planned to fail”.

The tour included visiting the Town Hall as well as admiring the new developments in the town and inclusivity was a heavy theme throughout the visit.

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Steven Woolfe, the migration and financial affairs spokesman for Nigel Farage’s party, said that current leaders were scared of change in the region and needed to rethink their relationship with Manchester.

A leading Ukip politician has slammed plans announced earlier this week to give extra powers to Greater Manchester.

UKIP party conference: Steven Woolfe vowed to implement an ‘ethical migration policy’ should they win the 2015 General Election.