Ukip is the laziest party in Europe when it comes to turning up to vote in the European parliament, according to an analysis of participation.
MEPs from the anti-EU party took part in only six out of ten votes in the main chamber from 2009 to 2014, compared with nearly nine out of ten votes by Lib Dem members.
Ukip’s 61.1 per cent voting average put it bottom of 76 European parties with three or more MEPs. Three of the six lowest individual places among the 764 MEPs went to Ukip members.
The 12 Lib Dem MEPs averaged 86.9 per cent of votes over the five-year term, with Labour on 85 per cent and the Conservatives on 80.4 per cent, according to calculations made by