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'''Raheem Kassam''' (1 August 1986) is the editor-in-chief of [[Breitbart]] London and was previously chief adviser and head [[spindoctor]] for [[Nigel Farage]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37570023 UKIP's Steven Woolfe and Raheem Kassam to stand for leadership, ''[[BBC News]]'', 5 October 2016]</ref>
'''Raheem Kassam''' (1 August 1986) is the editor-in-chief of [[Breitbart]] London and was previously chief adviser and head [[spindoctor]] for [[Nigel Farage]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37570023 UKIP's Steven Woolfe and Raheem Kassam to stand for leadership, ''[[BBC News]]'', 5 October 2016]</ref> After the resignation of [[Steven Woolfe]], Kassam has become the leading candidate in the [[Second UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016]].
.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37570023 UKIP's Steven Woolfe and Raheem Kassam to stand for leadership, ''[[BBC News]]'', 5 October 2016]</ref> After the resignation of [[Steven Woolfe]], Kassam has become the leading candidate in the [[Second UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016]].


Currently [[irreligious]], Kassam is the son of [[Tanzania]]n [[Muslim]] immigrant parents of [[India]]n origin from [[Hillingdon]], [[Greater London]]. Kassam attended [[Bishopshalt School]] in [[Uxbridge]] and St. Helen's College, Hillingdon, proceeding to study [[Politics]] at the [[University of Westminster]]. He has previously worked for [[Lehman Brothers]], managed electoral campaigns in the UK and United States and was Executive Editor of [[The Commentator]]. He has been a member of leading [[think-tank]]s such as the [[Bow Group]] and the [[Henry Jackson Society]] and was involved in the foundation of the UK version of the [[Tea Party movement]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1qkQlgzGsTmVDg1JR5BRwhx/raheem-kassam BBC Three, Free Speech, Raheem Kassam]</ref>
Currently [[irreligious]], Kassam is the son of [[Tanzania]]n [[Muslim]] immigrant parents of [[India]]n origin from [[Hillingdon]], [[Greater London]]. Kassam attended [[Bishopshalt School]] in [[Uxbridge]] and St. Helen's College, Hillingdon, proceeding to study [[Politics]] at the [[University of Westminster]]. He has previously worked for [[Lehman Brothers]], managed electoral campaigns in the UK and United States and was Executive Editor of [[The Commentator]]. He has been a member of leading [[think-tank]]s such as the [[Bow Group]] and the [[Henry Jackson Society]] and was involved in the foundation of the UK version of the [[Tea Party movement]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/1qkQlgzGsTmVDg1JR5BRwhx/raheem-kassam BBC Three, Free Speech, Raheem Kassam]</ref>

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Raheem Kassam (1 August 1986) is the editor-in-chief of Breitbart London and was previously chief adviser and head spindoctor for Nigel Farage.[1] After the resignation of Steven Woolfe, Kassam has become the leading candidate in the Second UK Independence Party leadership election, 2016.

Currently irreligious, Kassam is the son of Tanzanian Muslim immigrant parents of Indian origin from Hillingdon, Greater London. Kassam attended Bishopshalt School in Uxbridge and St. Helen's College, Hillingdon, proceeding to study Politics at the University of Westminster. He has previously worked for Lehman Brothers, managed electoral campaigns in the UK and United States and was Executive Editor of The Commentator. He has been a member of leading think-tanks such as the Bow Group and the Henry Jackson Society and was involved in the foundation of the UK version of the Tea Party movement.[2]

He has argued to "stop infighting within UKIP",[3] launching his campaign with the slogan "Let's make UKIP great again". Kassam has upset large numbers of supporters of left-wing politics and social liberalism on social media.[4] The The Herald (Glasgow) reported Kassam wanted to "address the deep cultural and social divides in this country", tackling a number of populist issues "to become the real opposition and put this feckless Labour Party to bed."[5]

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