He rejects assertions that TPUK is sponsored by the privileged elite rather than a "grassroots" organisation. "Samuels says she has suffered online abuse for publically identifying herself as a young black woman who is a conservative.The American group has been organised as a type of non-profit organisation which is not required to disclose its sources of funding. To add to the confusion, both the parody and genuine accounts furiously denounced each other on Twitter. Turning Point UK. 68K likes. The right-wing website Breitbart website Perhaps not surprisingly given the online battles, TPUK is bracing itself for further turbulence when it ventures beyond the internet next month to stage "campus clash" events in London, Nottingham and Brighton. Despite all the confusion, TPUK chairman George Farmer says that he is broadly happy with how the launch has gone. Why Turning Point? Turning Point UK's leaders as pictured on the group's original website

"But Farmer says his group has done nothing wrong: "We don't have the same name.

Freedom, Free Markets, Limited Government. Turning Point, a right-wing American youth group, has started up a UK branch, and it is going just great. No. "It's really unified all corners of the left and even some of the centre and maybe even centre-right," he says. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. We’re inspired by possibility, and have been for over 50 years. No. "So who is behind the online onslaught against Turning Point UK?Many of the parody accounts have posted a link to a satirical version of the TPUK website created by a student blogger who goes by the alias "Skeptical Seventh".

That’s why we look for people who share our passion for turning potential into reality. You are free to alter the cookie settings to your liking. 3. TURNING Point UK is an offshoot of the American organisation Turning Point USA, but already has the support of prominent MPs. "Although Turning Point USA cannot officially work on behalf of candidates - and has faced allegations that it has Farmer is engaged to Candace Owens, the US organisation's communications director, who has been heavily involved - Farmer also says he's an admirer of Trump, who he sees as a bombastic but effective disruptor. Student movement. It could be how no two days are ever the same. Dozens of parody accounts quickly appeared.The accounts posted caricatures of leading TPUK members such as Darren Grimes, a pro-Brexit campaigner Much of the humour revolves around portraying TPUK as privileged, or extremists.There are also multiple memes depicting Turning Point USA's founder Charlie Kirk in nappies - a reference to a backfiring publicity stunt in which American activists Many of the parody accounts are visually almost indistinguishable from actual TPUK accounts. We are trying to do things the right way. 4. "People are always going to create hundreds of fake accounts in the same way that they do for Trump. "I imagine, if I'm honest, a whole bunch of antifa [anti-fascist] leftists will turn up at the event and try to mob us and prevent us going in," he says. It was enthusiastically received by leading Brexiteers including Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and former UKIP leader Nigel Farage.But Twitter was not entirely welcoming, and TPUK almost immediately found itself hit by a tsunami of online mockery. "Farmer says that TPUK is seeking Twitter verification - which comes with that coveted blue tick - to help make clear which are the organisation's real accounts. Turning Point UK (TPUK) is an offshoot of Turning Point USA, a controversial and staunchly pro-Trump presence on American campuses. It's completely different. Welcome to Turning Point UK's political compass quiz.

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. "The British organisation won't be setting up a similar list, one of the group's "influencers", Dominique Samuels, told BBC Radio 5 Live.

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