Ukip conference dinner interrupted as immigration officials raid Indian restaurant
Chef flees as officers emerge from kitchen leaving members waiting for their dinner
IMMIGRATION officials stormed an Indian restaurant as Ukip members sat down to enjoy a party conference dinner - sending the chef fleeing for the exit.
After finding out she had lost her bid to lead the party Lisa Duffy headed out for a curry with her campaign team.
But as the group went to take their seats a group of immigration officers emerged from the kitchen of the Bournemouth restaurant.
Jay Beecher, a spokesman for Ms Duffy who was at the dinner, told the Press Association: "Watching our chef running away into the night, his apron flapping in the wind, was a surreal moment.
"Politics can sometimes be such a stale and serous affair, so you have to see the funny side of things.
"In this case too, I couldn't help be tickled by the irony.
"Overall I'd give the chef in question's performance a zero out of 10 marks for quality and service. But it definitely has to be a whopping 10 out of 10 for speed."
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Staff were questioned to check they had the right to live and work in the UK and no action was taken against the business as the employer was able to provide evidence that the required pre-employment checks had been carried out.
Diane James was elected leader of Ukip yesterday and during her first speech told Theresa May to "get on with" getting the UK out of the EU.
It was revealed today that Nigel Farage celebrated his last night as Ukip leader by going skinny-dipping with two friends during a thunderstorm.
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