Farage Resigns

[sp1814]

...again.

Your thoughts?

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-36702468

[Togo]

“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 business because I wanted us to 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 yet to come”, he added.

Like Sampson he took down the "temple" that was the EUSSR.

It looks like Juncker is to take a fall.
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/angela-merkel-to-oust-jean-claude-juncker-as-europe-splits-deepen-over-brexit-response/ar-AAi1D6y?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=edgs

[retrocop]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigel-farage-steps-down-leader-ukip-091411234.html

[EDDIE51]

TTT, Farage had already been told that he could have no part in any discussions on terms of leaving the EU.

[douglas9401]

When is it going to sink in I wonder? There's not going to be a 'brexit'.
A plan to sidestep the ludicrous referendum and get back to normality without blood on the streets is the main focus of our leaders and their serfs.

[Baldric]

///A plan to sidestep the ludicrous referendum and get back to normality///

If that happens they will find out what a proper riot looks like I suspect, blood on the streets a real possibility.

[mikey4444]

Eddie....whatever else Farage is, he is certainly no fool.

He knows that Farage meant UKIP, meant Farage....the two were effectively the same. Now that UKIP's task is complete, the Party has very little future left. He doesn't want to go down as previous ones have, like Alan Sked, Kilroy-Silk, and Goldsmith before them.

Where will UKIP go from here ? The Party has now lost its one and only star.

[ladybirder]

EDDOE who has told Farage that he can have no part in the Brexit discussions?

[ToraToraTora]

why was the referendum ludicrous doug, because it gave the "wrong" answer?

[mikey4444]

ladybird....Even the official BREXIT team wouldn't let him join !

[hc4361]

He resigned for the same reason as Boris - neither had a plan on what to do if Brexit won

[bazwillrun]

Just like on here too many people dont like the truth and hate it when somebody gets straight to the point instead off faffing around in endeless circles....

Nigel doesnt mince his words he'll get straight to the headlines and they probably feel he wont help as the people he would be dealing with all have their own little empires to protect and will happily use due process, protocol etc to drag things on and on and on and....

[Gromit]

There were rumour Carswell was for the chop today. Wonder if that is for later?

[mikey4444]

UKIP implodes.

[ladybirder]

We don't even yet have a team to negotiate our exit terms so how can he have been told he can have no part in it? Andrea Leadsom has said that if she becomes leader she won't rule him out which doesn't mean she'll rule him in of course.

[retrocop]

//UKIP implodes//

PMSL mikey. Are UKIP the main opposition party?
Who is the shadow cabinet mikey btw and where are they all?
Forgotten your own back yard already??? UKIP=mission accomplished. Labour = Diminished and Finished

[mikey4444]

Ladybird...and neither does it mean that Leadsom is going to be the next Tory Leader !

The difficulty with Farage is that he would poison any negotiations that he was allowed to take part in.

The current UK government should be capable of sorting this situation out.
This government was elected just over 12 months ago, to great acclaim here on AB, so why should a failed, ex-Leader of a minor party be involved ?

[ToraToraTora]

Eddie: "TTT, Farage had already been told that he could have no part in any discussions on terms of leaving the EU. " - well perhaps his job will be to scour the world for new supplies of sour grapes, we are struggling to meet demand at the moment.

[mikey4444]

Retro....no, UKIP is not the main opposition Party.

Whatever is happening to the Labour Party at the current time, they still have 232 MPs. Even the Lib Dems have 7 more seats than UKIP !

As from a few minutes ago, Farage isn't even the Leader of UKIP

[retrocop]

//The difficulty with Farage is that he would poison any negotiations that he was allowed to take part in. //

Au contraire. He is the only person near politics who has the guts to fight the EU. He would not walk away with nothing as Cameron did. He would not cave in to a compromise on their terms. I believe the EU have a certain amount of respect for Mr Farage and may be hold him in awe. He certainly spoiled poker faced Merkel on many a day when the truth hit her. As he said,"No one in the EU is laughing at him now"

[mikey4444]

Retro... A sizable amount of the Tory MPs agreed with Farage and wanted to come out of the EU, so why are his friends in the Tory Party not welcoming him again with open arms ?