Ukip got what it wanted. Time to disband | Simon Jenkins

This single-issue party has been snuffed out by a combination of Brexit and an intransigent Theresa May – who now picks up its legacy

Today’s local election results have been terrible for Labour, but they have been terminal for Ukip. It appears to have lost every seat it has fought, even in its heartlands of Lincolnshire and Essex. On results so far, its poll share has fallen from 22% to little more than 3%.

The reason is obvious. The party that mutated from the Referendum party in 1997 was a c...