A fight broke out between two women at a mini-rally of UKIP supporters in Hartlepool today where Paul Nuttall, the UKIP leader, announced he will contest the Lincolnshire seat of Boston and Skegness in the General Election,

The two women, who have since been arrested, were photographed scratching and grabbing each other outside a pub in the town in County Durham.

The UKIP leader, who was at another pub, today confirmed to media he will run for the Boston and Skegness seat before knocking on doors and meeting voters in the street in the Headland area of the city.