British Twitter takes aim at #UKIPManifesto

Far-right party’s new policy document mocked online.

A new manifesto for the UK’s far-right United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) was met with widespread mockery, and some praise, after it was released on Wednesday.

The 76-page document outlines UKIP’s policy agenda ahead of the country’s May 7 election. Leader Nigel Farage, who last year disowned his party’s previous 486-page manifesto from 2010, said UKIP had professionalised in recent years.

Twitter users took to #UKIPManifesto to discuss the party’s platform. Many critics focused on UKIP’s stances towards immigration and foreign aid: