But he was fundamentally a bit naive, always awash with strong romantic feelings, in pursuit of things and people to batten them on to.

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However UKIP MEP Gerard Batten said people wanted "maximum standards not minimum standards" on mutual recognition.

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Gerrard Batten, UKIP MEP for London, said UKIP's performance on Thursday had "broken the psychological barrier with the electorate", as voters now believed a vote for UKIP could count in the first-past-the-post system.

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Sutter's work on the Change the List series -- in which readers voted on social justice issues for him to cover -- won the Batten Medal for public service journalism from the American Society of News Editors.

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