Announcing his resignation, Farage said that "I never wanted to be a career politician," rather his entry into politics was to get "Britain out of the European Union." Consequently, having achieved that aim, he now wants to get his "life back".
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He promised to pay keen attention to the negotiations of BREXIT in Brussels "like a hook" and speak sometimes Brussels as the negotiations continue. He however felt it was time he stood aside as leader of the party, while he continues to help "the independence movements" intending to leave the EU to achieve the same feat in his belief that BREXIT would not be the "last country that wants to leave the EU".
Farage would be joining a host of other party leaders who would be quitting their positions in the aftermath of the BREXIT referendum. In less than 7 hours after the conclusion of the referendum, Prime Minster David Cameron announced that he would be stepping down as the Prime Minister of Britain by October, so as to allow the country to be steered by a leader who believed in BREXIT.
While it was speculated that Boris Johnson may assume the role of the Prime Minister, the former Mayor of London threw in the towel, deciding against contesting for the highly coveted the position. Also, the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn is in limbo as some Labour Party faithfuls have called on his resignation as the leader of the Party, though he had vowed to stay on as the party leader through the coming election.
It was however Nigel Farage's exit that comes as the hugest surprise. Having led his UKIP party through one of the most treacherous campaign in the history of British politics in modern time, it was expected that Farage would remain in the juicy position. Perhaps, he is a believer of the saying "leave when the ovation is high", Farage let go.
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Founded in September 3, 1993, UKIP is one of the most eurosceptic parties with one member in the British House of Commons as of July 4th 2016.
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