Ukip’s Mr Lambert: ‘When are you going to resign?’

Formerly known as “Gobby” in Westminster for hurling questions at politicians during his time as a BBC producer, Paul Lambert became head of communications for Ukip in December.

The long-serving producer was often heard in the background to TV news packages. He once asked David Cameron and Nick Clegg: “Are you off to renew your vows?”

In one famous exchange in 2005, he asked Cherie Blair when her husband planned to resign, sparking the response: “Darling, that’s a long way in the future.”

In 2011 Gobby broke Westminster rules by filming the arrest of a protester who had attacked Rupert Murdoch with a foam pie.

Last December he shouted at George Osborne: “Have you fixed the deficit yet, Chancellor?”

Mr Farage said at the time of his hiring: “He will fit Ukip like a glove. Drive, passion, hard work, honesty and immense good humour are the hallmarks of Paul. It’ll be fun working with him”.