Eurosceptic UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage said on Monday he was resigning after achieving the goal of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the European Union.
Thank you to all my supporters in @UKIP and beyond. Delighted with the result we fought for so long to achieve. #BrexitBritain
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) 4 July 2016
"I came into politics from business because I believed that this nation should be self-governing. 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 that is what we voted for in that referendum two weeks ago… So I feel it's right that I should now stand aside," Farage said in an address in central London.
UKIP Leader @Nigel_Farage speaking on #BrexitBritain pic.twitter.com/Wixpnuhbqw
— UKIP (@UKIP) 4 July 2016
He ruled out forming a new party, stressing that in case of the UK government backtracking on the withdrawal, the UKIP would continue its operations.
Nigel Farage's statement on quitting (again) — "Ukip's best days may be yet to come" pic.twitter.com/eW2jnUK7Qj
— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne) 4 July 2016
On June 23, a nationwide referendum was held in the United Kingdom, in which 51.9 percent of voters supported the country leaving the bloc.
