Posted on 07/04/2016 3:16:13 AM PDT by usafa92
Mr Farage said he had "done my bit" following the UK's referendum vote to leave the EU. He said the party was in a "pretty good place" and said he would not change his mind about quitting as he did after the 2015 general election. Leading UKIP was "tough at times" but "all worth it" said Mr Farage, who is also an MEP. He added that the UK needed a "Brexit prime minister".
Mr Farage said the party would campaign against "backsliding" on the UK's exit from the EU, saying he planned to see out his term in the European Parliament - describing his party as "the turkeys that voted for Christmas". He said his party's "greatest potential" lay in attracting Labour voters, adding that he would not be backing any particular candidate to replace him. "May the best man or woman win," he said. Mr Farage said he would "bury the hatchet with anybody" including UKIP's sole MP Douglas Carswell, who tweeted an emoji picture of a smiley face as the leader's resignation was announced.
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What’s with all these LEADERS STEPPING DOWN???? They SHOULD be STEPPING UP at this time!!
As an aside, he used to be a member of the Conservative Party
Nigel, darn it. Although perhaps he has fulfilled his mission and someone else must take the ball.
Let’s hope UKIP and the ideas of liberty it promoted do not die....Farage represented Independence, but others do too.
Nooooo!!!
He is actually the highest profile leader with the backbone for it.
Michael Gove is a mouse and Theresa May wasn't even for Brexit and has already begun to complain that she doesn't think the UK should slow immigration.
I would love to see Farage as Prime Minister!!!,
When the Thanet South election is overturned, maybe Farage will run as a Tory.
I think the fact that they are stepping down at this point is a clue that they are not really leaders.
The mainstream media has disparaged him so badly over the years, making him out to be brownshirt and racist, that perhaps it’s time for a new face to emerge to represent the new populism in the UK. In Trump’s early days of campaigning, the British media tried to disparage Trump by saying he was like Nigel Farage.
If I were a Brit, I'd vote for him as Prime Minister in a heartbeat.
If I were a Brit, I'd vote for him as Prime Minister in a heartbeat.
Me too. Like Trump, he’s not an empty suit. The two of them would become fast friends.
...he planned to see out his term in the European Parliament - describing his party as "the turkeys that voted for Christmas".I'm glad he'll still be around for bon mot like that.
I hope it means that he is preparing for such an enlarged role in UK politics and not that he is moving into the background. He seems to be the most significant leader in the country who is not a total twit like Cameron or Corbyn. May he have a bright future!
The elites control most of the elected officials, most of the media and virtually all of the judiciary.
The wheels to elect Teresa May as Tory Leader, depose Jeremy Corbyn as Labor leader and a court challenge demanding that Parliament must vote for Brexit before it can really happen all tell us the noose is tightening around any notion of independence for the UK.
The Tories are going to have to do this.
UKIP will be on the sidelines as a threat to them if they don't.
No Referendum vote has ever been denied in UK history.
Parliament must follow the Referendum, don’t be deceived by those who claim it doesn’t.
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