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The UK Independence Party in Sheffield launched its campaign for the European elections this afternoon.  Last time the European elections were contested in 2004 UKIP shocked the political establishment by taking over 2.6 million votes nationally, knocking the Liberal Democrats into fourth place.  

The campaign launch at St. Mary's Conference Centre on Bramall Lane was attended by Paul Nuttall (UKIP Party Chairman) and Jonathan Arnott (UKIP General Secretary), together with 25 local activists.  Jonathan Arnott, is also the no.2 candidate for the 'Yorkshire and the Humber' region and the chairman of the local branch in Sheffield.

Paul Nuttall spoke of his delight that this year's campaign is shaping up to be "the most professional national campaign that this party has ever run" and praised the local UKIP Sheffield organisation which has already delivered over 20,000 leaflets in April.    

Jonathan Arnott spoke on the reasons for voting UKIP at this year's European elections: "We’re in the middle of the biggest global recession in my lifetime and we’re fighting it with one hand tied behind our backs with Brussels red tape.  Our small bus inesses are being strangled before they can become big businesses.  If you’re right-wing, you should oppose the EU for its interference in sentencing and belief in unlimited immigration. If you’re left-wing you should oppose it for its callous foreign policy and state aid rules that won’t let the government help failing businesses.  But whether you’re left, right or centre we should all be opposing the EU for its wastefulness, bureaucracy and cost."

Jonathan also reminded activists that the European elections are a 'single-issue election'.  Jonathan said "UKIP are often accused of being a single-issue party.  We're not a single-issue party but this is a single-issue election about our relationship with the European Union.  If you’re in favour of the European Union you have a wide range of choices – Conservative, Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green.  If you’re opposed to the European Union then there’s just one moderate show in town and that is the UK Independence Party".

Immediately following the launch, UKIP activists took to the streets in the city centre handing out leaflets and received an encouraging response from the public.