"Our MEPs represent UKIP's past," says Suzanne Evans. "After all, there's now a sunset clause in their contract."

Ms Evans says Lisa Duffy represents the future and "grassroots" politics. An example of this modernisation is moving the party's "tax-cutting offers away from the super-rich and towards ordinary people" and making the party "more female-friendly".

She claims UKIP's "Tea Party tendency - the people obsessed with Republican Party conventions" are well represented in the leadership contest and there needs to be a "common sense" option.

Ms Duffy supports a "world-class, public health service" and a belief that "no-one from any community should have fewer rights or opportunities because of their gender, faith or ethnicity", Mr Evans claims.

Suzanne Evans calls on UKIP to move away from its "one man band image" under Nigel Farage and have more internal democracy.

She says the party's national executive committee is "like the EU Commissioners - they deliberate in secret, have power without accountability and, once they are in place, no matter what they do, you can't get rid of them".

She says the new leader should "look completely different" and ensure UKIP moves on from beig what she describes as "less political party, more rugby club on tour".

Ms Evans endorses Councillor Lisa Duffy as the next leader - "not a household name, yet, but definitely one to watch".

"With the right leader at the top, I think the sky's the limit for UKIP and I'd like to be part of that," Suzanne Evans says.

She argues that it could be said that UKIP is "the most successful political party of the 21st century".

Having achieved its "overriding aim" of securing a vote to leave the EU, Ms Evans thinks UKIP can now be "the patriotic, can-do party which encourages the country to make the most of Brexit".

She urges UKIP to "break free of its hard right image and set itself firmly in the common sense centre ground" and also conduct some "internal reform". She says there is an "old guard at the top" that has put its "own interests first".

Former UKIP spokeswoman Suzanne Evans makes a statement to say she "would very much like to run" for the leadership of the party but is unable to do so.

She says "a handful of people at the top of UKIP" have ensured that she can't run for leader, for what she calls their own "personal reasons".

She alleges that the party's rules have been "abused" to stop her being elected to the London Assembly, prevent her representing UKIP in the official Vote Leave campaign ahead of the EU referendum, and stop her standing for the leadership.

Ms Evans says she's "very sorry" to tell those who supported her that she has "given up hope" for running - but adds that she is "more determined than ever not to give up on UKIP".

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Radio 4's Westminster Hour

Westminster Hour reporter Sam Macrory talks to Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, his predecessor Paddy Ashdown, former Nick Clegg adviser Polly Mackenzie, candidate Daisy Benson, blogger Mark Pack and academic Andrew Russell.

UKIP's Welsh MEP post may be better left unfilled as a result of Brexit, party AM Caroline Jones has said.

Ms Jones told BBC Radio Wales she did not want to give up being an AM to go to Brussels to replace Nathan Gill, UKIP Wales leader.

Mr Gill has been told by the UKIP assembly group and the UKIP party chairman Steve Crowther to stop "double-jobbing" as an AM and MEP.

Mr Gill said those making such calls were doing it out of "malice".

"We've got Brexit now and I think that, possibly, it may be best to leave that role unfilled," Ms Jones told the Good Morning Wales programme. "I'm surprised I've not been formally asked what I'd like to do."

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Future nuclear power projects in Wales must be value for money and create jobs where they are built, MPs have said.

The Welsh Affairs Committee said it was satisfied with safety, but wanted clarity on costs.

It said Wylfa Newydd on Anglesey should only be built if its electricity costs no more than that from Hinkley Point C in Somerset, or from renewable sources.

The UK government said any proposed new sites would "need to offer value for money for the taxpayer".

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"Labour is likely to reopen nominations for its leadership contest if a judge overturns last week’s decision to automatically place Jeremy Corbyn on the ballot in a legal challenge to be heard at the high court," the Guardian, external reports.

"Lawyers working for the party have suggested the leader would be given the chance to collect 51 names from MPs and MEPs if the legal challenge by millionaire donor by Michael Foster – to be heard on Tuesday – succeeds.

"One source said that anything else would amount to a 'coronation of Owen Smith', Corbyn’s rival for the leadership, that would infuriate the current leader’s supporters."

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Former BHS owner Sir Philip Green has demanded an "immediate apology" from MP Frank Field for comments he made about his running of the collapsed retailer.

Speaking to the BBC, the co-chair of an inquiry into BHS compared Sir Philip unfavourably to late media magnate Robert Maxwell.

"This statement is highly defamatory and completely false," said law firm Schillings, representing Sir Philip.

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Read the BBC's round-up of the day's papers, including a planned crackdown on rail firms "hiding cheap fares", calls for a breakup of broadband provider BT and Sir Philip Green's threat to sue Labour MP Frank Field.

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BBC Scotland political reporter

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Politicians have repeatedly pledged to explore "all options" in relation to Scotland's ties with the EU following the Brexit vote. Here, I examine some of those options.

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Police handling of hate crime is to be reviewed after a sharp rise in incidents following the EU referendum, the home secretary is to announce.

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) will analyse how forces in England and Wales respond, Amber Rudd will say.

It comes after figures showed there have been more than 6,000 reports of hate crime to police since mid June.

The review will also look at how hate crime and abuse is handled in schools.

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Liam Fox, the newly appointed trade minister, has been given a somewhat lukewarm post-Brexit reception, external by his counterpart in Washington, Reuters reports.

"As a practical matter, it is not possible to meaningfully advance separate trade and investment negotiations with the United Kingdom until some of the basic issues around the future EU-UK relationship have been worked out," Michael Froman's office said.

During the EU referendum campaign, President Obama had warned that Britain would be at the "back of the queue" for bilateral trade talks with the US.

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A legal challenge to Jeremy Corbyn's right to automatically stand in the Labour leadership contest will start in earnest later on Tuesday.

Donor and former candidate Michael Foster is contesting Labour's decision to allow Mr Corbyn onto the ballot paper without him having to secure nominations from 50 other MPs and MEPs.

Labour's National Executive Committee backed the move by 18 to 14 votes.

Mr Corbyn is taking on former work and pensions spokesman Owen Smith.

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Theresa May is to meet Irish counterpart Enda Kenny for talks likely to be dominated by the fallout from the UK's vote to leave the EU.

The Irish Taoiseach will be the first foreign leader to visit Downing Street since Mrs May became prime minister.

The two are likely to focus on economic and border issues arising from Brexit.

The TUC has said the outline of an "all-Ireland" economic and security agreement is needed before the UK can press ahead with EU exit negotiations.

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