Exit strategy: Nigel Farage embracing Diane James after she was elected Ukip leader at the party conference yesterday . She pledged to keep a “laser focus” on BrexitThe little-known MEP elected as the new leader of Ukip yesterday attacked Theresa May during her first speech in the post. Diane James, 56, told Ukip members that she was not “Nigel-lite”, or even “Nigel-like” as she took the mantle from her ally, the outgoing leader Nigel Farage. She swept 47 per cent of the vote on a turnout of about 50 per cent, beating councillor Lisa Duffy, the candidate backed by the anti-Farage faction, who came second on 26 per cent. Ms James, the bookmakers’ favourite, had run on pledges to maintain a “laser focus” on Brexit negotiations and…

Source: The Times September 16, 2016 23:26 UTC