Ukip leader Nigel Farage accused of making threats in bid to win funding
Two of the Eurosceptic party's former MEPs claim they were put under pressure to break European Union rules
"Nikki Sinclaire, MEP for the West Midlands, told the Guardian the Ukip leader told her the party would not be able to gain access to extra funds meant for a new political grouping without her support...
...A second MEP claims she was asked by Farage to secure an assistant for his 2010 general election campaign using money from Brussels, in breach of strict EU regulations. Marta Andreasen, who also left Ukip - joining the Conservatives last month - says Farage told her women of childbearing age should not work because they are "a burden to their companies"...."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/mar/07/ukip-leader-nigel-farage-accused-threats