Mr Farage said he would “bury the hatchet with anybody” including UKIP’s sole MP Douglas Carswell, who tweeted an emoji picture of a smiley face as the leader’s resignation was announced.
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Hollywood actor Christoph Waltz has had his say on the turmoil caused by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union via referendum last month, referring to the “abysmal stupidity” of the Leave campaign.
“I have never been, and I have never wanted to be, a career politician”.
Farage says that whoever is chosen to lead the country should be a “Brexit prime minister” and says that he will continue to support UKIP. And now that the votes are in, and Britain has by popular vote made a decision to part ways with the European Union, Farage has decided that his job is done. “I couldn’t possibly achieve more than we did in that referendum”.
Suzanne Evans, the party’s former deputy chairman, has been tipped for the leadership but fell out with Mr Farage and is now suspended af ter speaking out against a Ukip candidate over allegations of homophobia. “And I’m very pleased I changed my mind just over a year ago and came back and fought this referendum – I won’t be changing my mind again, I can promise you”.
Asselborn added: “I hope this can be a lesson against falling for political opportunists like the (anti-migration) AfD in Germany or Geert Wilders in the Netherlands”.
But despite initially ruling out another stint as leader, the MEP opened the door to a possible return in the future, saying: “Let’s see where we are in two and a half years’ time”.
Farage had stepped down past year as UKIP leader after failing to be elected into the British House of Commons.
UKIP was not part of the official “Vote Leave” group during the referendum campaign, but leaving the European Union has been the party’s single issue.
Farage declined to be drawn on who should be the new leader but said someone would be in place before its autumn conference.
“What I’m saying today is I want my life back, and it begins right now”, Farage said.
A member of the European Parliament since 1999, the former commodities trader was often photographed with a beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other. “The Brexit vote gave us a very clear message that we couldn’t allow free movement (of people) to continue as it had”, May told ITV, adding that she would seek a guarantee for the status of European Union nationals already in Britain. She says “we must give them certainty”.
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As political flux continued in the Conservative and Labour parties, home secretary Theresa May has emerged as the favourite to succeed David Cameron as the prime minister and party leader by early September.
