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Brexit: UKIP leader Nigel Farage resigns

British politician Nigel Farage, a leading proponent for the UK’s withdrawing from the EU in a recent referendum, has resigned as leader of the far-right United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP).

Farage, who announced his resignation on Monday, said that he would continue to support UKIP and help Britain become independent of the bloc.

“I have never been, and I have never wanted to be, a career politician. My aim in being in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union,” he said.

“So I feel it’s right that I should now stand aside as leader of UKIP.”

Political turmoil

His resignation follows more than a week of turmoil in British politics after the June 23 referendum, in which Britain voted in favour of leaving the EU.

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Following the vote, Prime Minister David Cameron – who led the campaign to remain in the bloc – announced he would step down by October. That move opened the way for a leadership contest in the ruling Conservative Party.

Boris Johnson, the Conservative politician and former London mayor who led the “Leave” campaign, ruled himself out of the race to replace Cameron as prime minister.

Meanwhile, the opposition Labour Party faces its own crisis.

Several MPs have resigned, saying they do not believe leader Jeremy Corbyn campaigned hard enough to convince Britons to vote to remain in the EU.

They also cited ineffective leadership as they stepped down from their posts.

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