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Robert Kilroy-Silk, a former Labour shadow cabinet member and television presenter, 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 20 January 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.

An earlier rumour suggested that he had been in negotiations with the English Democrats to join and lead their party.