Peter Whittle (politician)
Peter Whittle | |
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Whittle in 2017 | |
| Leader of the Brexit Alliance | |
| In office 13 December 2018 – 6 May 2021 | |
| Deputy | David Kurten |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 28 November 2016 – 18 October 2017 | |
| Leader | Paul Nuttall Steve Crowther (acting) |
| Preceded by | Paul Nuttall |
| Succeeded by | Margot Parker |
| Leader of UKIP in the London Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 22 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the London Assembly | |
| In office 6 May 2016 – 8 May 2021 | |
| UKIP portfolios | |
| 2014–2017 | Culture |
| 2014–2017 | Communities |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Robin Whittle 6 January 1961 London, England |
| Died | 27 November 2025 (aged 64) |
| Party | Independent (2018–2025) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Alma mater | University of Kent |
| Committees | Confirmation Hearings GLA Oversight Police and Crime |
Peter Robin Whittle (6 January 1961 – 27 November 2025) was a British politician, author, journalist and broadcaster who served as a Member of the London Assembly from 2016 to 2021 and as Deputy Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) to Paul Nuttall from 2016 to 2017. He was the founder and director of the New Culture Forum think tank and host of So What You're Saying Is..., a weekly cultural and political interview show on YouTube.
After a career in media in the United Kingdom and the United States, Whittle founded the New Culture Forum in 2006. He joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and was the party's candidate for the 2016 London mayoral contest, which was held at the same time as the election to the London Assembly in which he won a seat on that body. He served as the party's deputy leader between November 2016 and October 2017 and was a prominent, but unsuccessful, candidate in the 2017 UKIP leadership election.
Whittle resigned as UKIP's London Assembly leader in January 2018, following Henry Bolton's refusal to stand down following a vote of no confidence in his leadership by UKIP's National Executive Committee. He resigned his membership of UKIP in protest at Gerard Batten's leadership in December 2018, after which he served as leader of the new Brexit Alliance in the London Assembly and as chairman of the Assembly's audit panel.