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UKIP Scotland Leader Shocked After Woolfe’s Collapse at European Parliament

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UKIP Scotland Leader Shocked After Woolfe’s Collapse at European Parliament

14:11 GMT 06.10.2016

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UKIP’s leader in Scotland David Coburn said Thursday he was shocked by the news of his friend and colleague’s collapse, in a comment to Sputnik.

Nigel Farage (L), the outgoing leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), congratulates new leader Diane James, at the party's annual conference in Bournemouth, Britain, September 16, 2016. - Sputnik International

UKIP 'Like Rats in a Bag': More Infighting as Newbie Leader Diane James Quits

5 October 2016, 09:45 GMT

EDINBURGH (Sputnik) – Steven Woolfe, a frontrunner in the party’s leadership contest, reportedly collapsed after receiving a head injury during an altercation with another UKIP member at a heated meeting at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

"Steven and I are very close friends. I am shocked by the news, I wish him a speedy recovery and my thoughts are with his family," Coburn, who is also a member of the European Parliament, said.

In a formal statement issued to media, interim UKIP leader Nigel Farage said that the 49-year-old had been taken to hospital in a serious condition.

The development follows a turbulent week for the right-wing party after newly elected leader Diane James resigned Tuesday, just 18 days after being elected following Farage’s decision to stand down following June’s UK referendum on EU membership.