Farage steps down as UKIP Leader

Leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) and Brexit protagonist - Nigel Farage has stepped down as UKIP Leader.

Farage joked at a press conference during the announcement, saying “I want my life back”.

Farage said: “I stood down last year because I said that I would, and politics is a rollercoaster. 

“I was persuaded to come back for one reason. That was to fight this referendum. I won’t be changing my mind again, I can promise you.”

Farage said: “I have decided to stand aside as Leader of UKIP. The victory for the Leave side in the referendum means that my political ambition has been achieved. I came into this struggle from business because I wanted us to be a self-governing nation, not to become a career politician.

“UKIP is in a good position and will continue, with my full support to attract a significant vote. Whilst we will now leave the European Union, the terms of our withdrawal are unclear. If there is too much backsliding by the government and with the Labour Party detached from many of its voters then UKIP’s best days may be yet to come.”