IAN Gregory, 25, came to Bromsgrove from Yorkshire in 1998 after studying environmental manage- ment and technology at Sunderland.

He works in Worcester and is engaged to be married in September.

Mr Gregory said: ''The UK Independence Party stands for a free and independent Britain, which is only possible outside of a European superstate.

''We will keep the pound forever. The 'independence dividend', saved from the billions the British taxpayer pays to Europe, will benefit British industry, farming and public services and increase the pension by £5 a week.

''We will never abandon Common Law, the right to trial by jury or the presumption of innocence. We are the only party that genuinely believes in freedom; freedom for the individual, freedom for businesses and local communities, freedom from patronising political correctness, and from intolerance or injustice.

''The unelected European Commission in Brussels is planning an EU government, an EU army and an EU constitution.

''This proves it is time to withdraw rather than continue the pretence that we can compromise. UKIP would therefore repeal the European Communities Act (1972) and renegotiate trade agreements with our former partners.''