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| Farage to quit as leader of UKIP | |
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| The leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage is to announce he is standing down as leader of the party. | |
| The South East MEP, who has led the party for three years, will leave the post a year before his term is up. | The South East MEP, who has led the party for three years, will leave the post a year before his term is up. |
| In a speech to the UKIP conference, Mr Farage will tell members the job of leading the party in Europe as well as the domestic party is too big a task. | In a speech to the UKIP conference, Mr Farage will tell members the job of leading the party in Europe as well as the domestic party is too big a task. |
| He is to stand against Commons speaker John Bercow in his Buckingham seat at the next general election. | |
| Earlier, Mr Farage told the BBC he was standing in Mr Bercow's constituency because MPs "have broken the trust" of the British people and Mr Bercow "represents the worst" of the Commons. | |
| Convention rules that Speakers stay out of party politics. Labour and the Lib Dems will not stand against Mr Bercow. | Convention rules that Speakers stay out of party politics. Labour and the Lib Dems will not stand against Mr Bercow. |
| On Friday, Mr Farage is expected to tell the party that he wants to focus on his campaign and his role leading UKIP MEPs in the European Parliament. | On Friday, Mr Farage is expected to tell the party that he wants to focus on his campaign and his role leading UKIP MEPs in the European Parliament. |
| According to BBC political correspondent Ben Wright, a new leader will manage the party, run the election strategy and formulate policies and the contest is expected to get under way next week. | According to BBC political correspondent Ben Wright, a new leader will manage the party, run the election strategy and formulate policies and the contest is expected to get under way next week. |
| At the recent European elections, UKIP came second and its annual conference is focused on trying to get a breakthrough at Westminster. | At the recent European elections, UKIP came second and its annual conference is focused on trying to get a breakthrough at Westminster. |