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		</div><p>Medical examinations suggest Steven Woolfe has bruising on his face not consistent with just a fall or seizure, the UKIP MEP has revealed.</p>
<p>The news will intensify controversy that has engulfed Ukip since the Mr Woolfe was taken to hospital after an altercation with fellow MEP Mike Hookem.</p>
<p>A spokesman for Mr Woolfe said: &#8220;A team of experts independent of the hospital staff were called in to examine physical injuries to Steven&#8217;s face, head and body that were inconsistent with just a seizure, or a fall as a result of a seizure.</p>
<p>&#8220;The team of experts also examined other pieces of evidence including clothing and images relating to those injuries.</p>
<p>&#8220;Their report will shine a different light on claims currently being made in the media.&#8221;</p>
<figure id="attachment_97867" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-97867" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption alignleft"><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/image.jpeg"><img src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/image.jpeg" alt="UKIP member Steven Woolfe (left) and European MP Roger Helmer (right)" width="600" height="325" class="size-full wp-image-97867" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-97867" class="wp-caption-text">UKIP member Steven Woolfe (left) and European MP Roger Helmer (right)</figcaption></figure>
<p>Mr Hookem has insisted he did not punch Mr Woolfe, and the incident amounted to &#8220;handbags at dawn&#8221;.</p>
<p>Mr Hookem said he is standing by his version of events and seeking legal advice, according to Sky News.</p>
<p>The MEP said reports that he punched the MEP were incorrect. He said: &#8220;That&#8217;s totally wrong. I never touched him, never hit him, never punched him, never slapped him or anything else I&#8217;ve been accused of doing.&#8221;</p>
<p>After a disagreement over the reasons for Mr Woolfe being barred from the last leadership contest, Mr Hookem said his colleague told him: &#8220;Well if that&#8217;s the tone of this meeting, maybe me and you should take it outside the room, mano-a-mano.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said Mr Woolfe then picked up his jacket and went out of the room.</p>
<p>&#8220;So I went out of the room into this small anteroom where he came at me. And what occurred was a tussle. Nothing happened. It was literally seconds because the other MEPs followed us in there.</p>
<p>&#8220;The door opened. I backed off. Steven fell through the door and I went back to sit back down again.&#8221;</p>
<p>His account is at odds with North West England MEP Mr Woolfe, who told the Daily Mail Mr Hookem &#8220;came at me and landed a blow&#8221; and that he fell back and hit the door frame.</p>
<p>The latest twist to the saga came as MEP Roger Helmer said a &#8220;black mark&#8221; will be put over Mr Woolfe&#8217;s standing for the leadership of Ukip if a party probe rules he intentionally started a fight.</p>
<p>Roger Helmer insisted questions would be raised over Mr Woolfe&#8217;s fitness for the party&#8217;s top job if it is found he instigated the &#8220;altercation&#8221; with Mr Hookem.</p>
<p>File photos of Roger Helmer (right) who has warned that fellow MEP Steven Woolfe (left) will have a &#8220;black mark&#8221; put over him standing for the leadership of Ukip if a party probe rules he intentionally started a fight.</p>
<p>The intervention came after senior party figures suggested Mr Woolfe&#8217;s apparent willingness to resort to violence made him unsuitable for leadership.</p>
<p>Mr Helmer said an internal UKIP investigation into the tussle between the two MEPs would be crucial to Mr Woolfe&#8217;s future in the party.</p>
<p>&#8220;If it&#8217;s concluded that he started, he intentionally started, a fight &#8211; if, I stress, if &#8211; then that would be a black mark against his ability to stand.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think as a conclusion of that investigation the party will consider whether disciplinary measures are appropriate and that might have implications for Steven Woolfe&#8217;s candidacy,&#8221; the East Midlands MEP told BBC Radio Four&#8217;s Today programme.</p>
<p>Lisa Duffy, who was runner-up in last month&#8217;s leadership election, said party members were &#8220;embarrassed&#8221; by what had taken place.</p>
<p>&#8220;Do we want a leader who will get himself involved in an altercation, or do we want a leader who is going to be rational and reflect and deal with things in an appropriate manner?&#8221; she told the BBC.</p>
<p>&#8220;Violence or any kind of offering to go outside is not the way to deal with problems.&#8221;</p>
<p>UKIP MEP Jonathan Arnott said it was &#8220;obvious to anybody&#8221; that Mr Woolfe could no longer be a candidate.</p>
<p>&#8220;This really portrays Ukip in an appalling light,&#8221; he told BBC2&#8217;s Daily Politics programme.</p>
<p>&#8220;The people who have worked hard for this party, year in, year out &#8211; they expect better of their MEPs than what has been seen over the last 24 hours.&#8221;</p>
<p>European Parliament president Martin Schultz announced that he was launching an investigation into the conduct of the two MEPs, which could see them suspended from voting and their expenses cut.</p>
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