”So I feel it's right that I should now stand aside as leader of UKIP," he said. My aim in being in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union,” he told reporters. Farage, 52, has been a member of UKIP since its 1993 birth and was first elected to the European Parliament in 1999. London, July 4 (Reuters): Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP), said on Monday that he would stand down after having realised his ambition of winning last month's referendum in favour of Brexit. What I'm saying today, is, 'I want my life back,' and it begins right now.”It is not the first time Farage has quit as leader of the party.

Source: The Telegraph July 04, 2016 10:52 UTC