Nigel to stand against Speaker Bercow

UKIP Leader Nigel Farage is to challenge House of Commons Speaker John Bercow for his Buckingham seat at the General Election.

Mr Farage will formally announce his intention at the UKIP annual conference on Friday.

The Daily Telegraph has broken the story of the challenge to Bercow with Mr Farage saying: "This man represents all that is wrong with British politics today."