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| Diane James, former UKIP leader, quits party | Diane James, former UKIP leader, quits party |
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| Former UKIP leader Diane James has resigned from the party, saying it is "time to move on". | Former UKIP leader Diane James has resigned from the party, saying it is "time to move on". |
| The MEP said her relationship with UKIP had become "increasingly difficult" and that she had been offered no support by the executive during her leadership. | |
| Ms James stood down as leader last month after just 18 days in charge. | |
| Her predecessor, Nigel Farage, is now back in charge on an interim basis with UKIP currently engaged in another leadership contest. | |
| In a statement Ms James said she would continue in the European Parliament as an independent and would continue to serve her South East England constituency "effectively and diligently". | |
| She said she had quit as leader because she had been unable to carry forward the policies she had campaigned on because of a lack of support. | |
| "In recent weeks, my relationship with the party has been increasingly difficult and I feel it is now time to move on," she added. | |
| "I wish the party well for the future under new leadership." | |
| Ms James becomes the second high-profile party figure to quit UKIP in recent weeks, after her fellow MEP Steven Woolfe resigned after a confrontation with colleagues in Strasbourg. | |
| UKIP's new leader will be announced on 28 November. | |
| Paul Nuttall, Suzanne Evans and John Rees-Evans are vying for the job. | Paul Nuttall, Suzanne Evans and John Rees-Evans are vying for the job. |