U.S. News & World ReportUK Party Sacks Leader in Fallout From Racist Markle TextsU.S. News & World ReportThe troubled U.K. Independence Party has ousted its leader after a scandal over racist messages sent by his girlfriend. Feb. 17, 2018, at 2:19 p.m.. UK Party Sacks Leader in Fallout From Racist Markle Texts.