[Northern Monkey]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/election-2015-32686527

[MTVN]

Nigel Farage is to stay on as leader of UKIP after his resignation was rejected unanimously by the party.

UKIP chairman Steve Crowther said in a statement: "As promised Nigel Farage tendered his official resignation as leader of UKIP to the NEC. This offer was unanimously rejected by the NEC members who produced overwhelming evidence that the UKIP membership did not want Nigel to go.

"He has therefore been persuaded by the NEC to withdraw his resignation and remains leader of UKIP," the chairman added.

From the BBC politics feed

What a farce, just confirms what everyone knew already that they are a one man party and nothing more, and so much for all his professions of sincerity when he said he would resign. I don't think a lot of Ukip members even will be happy about this and particularly not Douglas Carswell who was arguing today that they were more than a one man band.

Edit - beaten to it by Paul, have merged the threads

[Denver]

Best news ever ill look forward to them getting in office in 2020 i Farage we trust

[bots]

I always thought Nigel would be re elected anyway, so it just cuts out the farce and expense of an election. UKIP only seems to have one socially acceptable spokesman in the form of Nigel, but it doesnt really matter. Come the next election, UKIP will be a dead party as their purpose for being will have evaporated.

[Kizzy]

it's true, he is the one man band of UKIP.

[Cherie]

Well I guess this was the plan all along, rejected his resignation if he really wanted to resign he would, a man of his word

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

it's true, he is the one man band of UKIP.

He is Special.
Get over it

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

He is Special.
Get over it

I am over it.

[Ross.]

I expected him to still be the UKIP leader after an election anyway.

[Pete.]

Mess, but without him there is no UKIP

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I am over it.

spiffing

[user104658]

LOL, how "convenient". I bet this wasn't discussed as being the likely plan before he announced he would step down. Definitely wouldn't have been discussed even a little. And I bet he really did take "a lot of convincing" not to step down.

I'm starting to really despair. What an absolute circus.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

LOL, how "convenient". I bet this wasn't discussed as being the likely plan before he announced he would step down. Definitely wouldn't have been discussed even a little. And I bet he really did take "a lot of convincing" not to step down.

I'm starting to really despair. What an absolute circus.

No he would debate it
you are Wrong


Its Not a Circus
its Front Page News
he built UKIP to the place they are
I respect that


I am Conservative
and I backed my Leader
and we won

[Livia]

Everyone was happy to accept Miliband's resignation, I notice.

[MTVN]

"The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the Commons would be significant for both myself and the party. It is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat...was I supposed to brief UKIP policy from the Westminster Arms? No - if I fail to win South Thanet, it is curtains for me. I will have to step down"

Farage's autobiography

[joeysteele]

What a farce.

However, this was the election he had to break through in really, with a Labour party not doing anything like it should have, the Lib Dems totally crushed.

UKIP should have easily hit around 17/18% of the votes.

Next time the EU issue will be likely settled,there will be little need for UKIP at all in 2020.
Nothing to make them stand out at all by then.

In this situation with the Conservatives attaining 36% of the votes,Labour around 32%,if he couldn't capitalise on that, then with 2 new leaders in place and a new one for the Lib Dems too.
He and his party are probably going to look the outdated one by 2020.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by MTVN

"The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the Commons would be significant for both myself and the party. It is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat...was I supposed to brief UKIP policy from the Westminster Arms? No - if I fail to win South Thanet, it is curtains for me. I will have to step down"

Farage's autobiography

Faster Nige! FASTER!!

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

What a farce.

However, this was the election he had to break through in really, with a Labour party not doing anything like it should have, the Lib Dems totally crushed.

UKIP should have easily hit around 17/18% of the votes.

Next time the EU issue will be likely settled,there will be little need for UKIP at all in 2020.
Nothing to make them stand out at all by then.

In this situation with the Conservatives attaining 36% of the votes,Labour around 32%,if he couldn't capitalise on that, then with 2 new leaders in place and a new one for the Lib Dems too.
He and his party are probably going to look the outdated one by 2020.

No we have to wait and see on that

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

No we have to wait and see on that

It does say likely settled arista,not certainly.

There will, if a referendum is held, be no appetite top hold another for a very long time indeed.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Great news. Nigel has been a breath of fresh fag smoke to counter career political drones like clegg and miliband. Mind you the lady deputy Suzanne Evans is also very good.

And yes livia if only the libdems or labour had someone so skilled

All they can do is scrabble around stabbing each other in the back

if its a farce you are after just watch the labour fight for power. Lol

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by MTVN

"The consequences of me failing to secure a seat for myself in the Commons would be significant for both myself and the party. It is frankly just not credible for me to continue to lead the party without a Westminster seat...was I supposed to brief UKIP policy from the Westminster Arms? No - if I fail to win South Thanet, it is curtains for me. I will have to step down"

Farage's autobiography

And he stuck to his guns but the people say NO NIGEL WE LOVE YOU AND WE WANT YOU BACK

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

[user104658]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

And he stuck to his guns but the people say NO NIGEL WE LOVE YOU AND WE WANT YOU BACK

POWER TO THE PEOPLE

"No Nigel you have to stay! None of our other party members have an IQ of over 73, if any of them tries to be our spokesperson, they'll forget to pretend that they're not racist!"



Nearly there! Poor Nigel, his little legs must be aching.

[Nedusa]

Really pleased to hear this, hopefully Mr Farage will stay on and lead the Party from the front where he belongs.

As UKIP were second in 118 seats it is possible that a bye-election might give a another chance to become an MP, or maybe the Govt will be defeated in the coming Months and the General Election may be run again.

Either way Mr Farage is too good a Politician to just walk away at the moment.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Nedusa

As UKIP were second in 118 seats it is possible that a bye-election might give a another chance to become an MP, or maybe the Govt will be defeated in the coming Months and the General Election may be run again.

Did you miss the part where it was a Conservative majority? That would be a quite stunning mutiny...

[Northern Monkey]

I knew he would'nt leave.He recently said in a documentary that he planned to spep down in 2030.
Good for him.If we leave the EU in 2017 then i think there will be no need for a UKIP.If we stay in however then there certainly will be a need and Nigel will still have a place in politics.
As the EU oppression gets worse and more of our powers are handed over then the people will wake up and UKIP may stand a chance.