UKIP sources get in touch to confirm that Suzanne Evans will appear on Question Time tonight with the blessing of the party’s HQ. The infamous email instructing the press office not to accept media bids for Suzanne has been officially withdrawn.

In response to a punchy piece in this week’s Speccie telling the story of UKIP’s internal meltdown, a UKIP source insists there has been a “sea change” in the party’s direction since the recent changes in personnel, and that after last week’s bitter infighting “everyone has calmed down, Suzanne’s happy, Douglas is happy, there’s no more squabbling, no leadership challenge. Everyone’s focussed now”. Farage has tasked his team with “unifying” the party and focussing on the ‘out’ campaign, which he wants to lead. “You will notice a contrast”, sources promise…