Christoph Waltz has some strong opinions about Nigel Farage’s resignation as the leader of the U.K. Independence Party, which was announced on Monday following the recent vote that decided the British exit from the European Union, referred to as “Brexit”.
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The party’s National Executive Committee received his resignation and approved Mr Farage’s appointment of Mr Oakden at a meeting on Monday.
But the former Labour leader Ed Miliband says Mr Farage has a history of “stirring up division”, telling the BBC: ‘I’m not sorry to see Nigel Farage leaving the political scene’.
“I have never been and I have never wanted to be a career politician”.
‘My aim in politics was to get Britain out of the European Union, ‘ he said in a speech outlining the party’s post-referendum strategy.
Speaking at a conference this morning, Nigel said: “I have chose to stand aside as leader of UKIP”.
What I’m saying today is: I want my life back’.
He’s led the party for the last eight years, but has stood down twice before – in 2009 and again last year.
The bitter leadership battles have added to uncertainty at a time when Britain is embarking on its biggest constitutional change since the dissolution of its empire in the decades after World War Two.
Mr Farage’s decision to step down means UKIP now joins the Conservatives in searching for a new leader.
“That is something we can benefit from”, Mr Nuttall said.
For more, see the Sky News video below.
‘I will watch the renegotiation process in Brussels like a hawk, ‘ Mr Farage promised. What are your hopes for Ukip and do you think they can be achieved without Farage?
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The June 23 “Brexit” vote to leave the European Union has thrown both the two main political parties into disarray, with the ruling Conservatives seeking a replacement for Prime Minister David Cameron and lawmakers from the main opposition Labour Party voting to withdraw confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn.
