#UK: Nigel Farage Will Launch Brexit Party As "Reform Party"

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Nigel Farage, the man who spearheaded the Brexit campaign, is set to relaunch the Brexit Party as the Reform Party, as more and more ordinary Britons begin to doubt Boris Johnson’s ability to maintain order and deliver a suitable Brexit deal.

The Reform Party, which Farage formally registered last December, will seek to abolish the House of Lords, change Britain’s voting system, and to ensure that Boris Johnson delivers a proper Brexit that’s approved by the people who voted for it.

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#UK: For The First Time, Upstart Brexit Party Takes Lead In General Election Polling

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A general election poll for Opinium and the Observer newspaper has shown the Brexit Party in first place for the first time in voting intention for parliament (an election which has not yet been called.)

The poll, conducted from May 28 through May 30 indicated the new party preferred by 26% of voters. the Labour Party took second with 22%, followed by Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.

The Brexit Party clobbered the two main parties in the UK in last month's European Union parliamentary elections. Brexit Party: 26% (+2) Labour: 22% (-7) Conservatives: 17% (-5) LibDems: 16% (+5) Greens: 11% (+8) SNP: 4% (nc) Change UK: 1% (-2) Plaid Cymru: 1% (+1) UKIP: 1% (-1) (28th to 30th May)
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#UK: Shock Poll Shows Brexit Party In First Place For EU Parl. Elections

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After three years of failed attempts to get the UK out of the European Union, the newly launched Brexit Party is topping a recent poll with 27% of the vote, according to the UK polling firm YouGov.

Last week, in its first poll on next month's' EU Parliamentary elections, the firm saw Nigel Farage’s party storming into third place with 15% of the vote, before the Brexit Party had even formally launched.

Now, YouGov's second poll shows the Brexit Party leapfrogging into first place on 27% of the vote, ahead of both the Conservative and Labour Parties.

Farange says it is likely the party will contest British parliamentary elections in the future, as well, a prospect surely to send shockwaves through the Conservative Party establishment.

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#UK: Former Independence Party Leader Farage Officially Launches New Pro-Brexit Party

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The Electoral Commission has officially recognized Nigel Farage's "Brexit Party" as an official organisation ,which will allow it to field candidates in elections. Farage, the former UK Independence Party leader, said "the engine is running" and he stood "ready for battle" to fight the Tories and Labour if European Parliament elections are held on May 23, following a failure of Brexit to occur in March, as planned.

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#UK: Euro Council Pres. Says "Special Place In Hell" For Those Who Pushed Brexit Without A Plan; Unleashes Firestorm

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European Council President Donald Tusk has spoken of a "special place in hell" for "those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it out safely." He was speaking after talks with Irish leader Leo Varadkar in Brussels. The comments, which he also  tweeted from his official EC twitter account, were received with outrage from pro-Brexit Members of Parliament in the UK, some accusing Tusk of arrogance."

Brexit-backing MPs reacted with anger to the comments, accusing Tusk of "arrogance." Prime Minister Theresa May said, after a meeting in Brussels today, that the words were, "not helpful and caused widespread dismay in the United Kingdom." Home Secretary Sajid Javid retweeted Tusk's comments, saying simply, "out of order." Leading Brexiteer Nigel Farage said, "After Brexit we will be free of unelected, arrogant bullies like you and run our own country." Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party Leader Arlene Foster said Tusk's comments were "deliberately provocative," and "very disrespectful." Pro-Brexit MP Mark Francois said, "The British people are pretty stubborn and won't be bullied - not even by Donald Tusk."

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#UK: Former UKIP Party Leader Farage Plots Return To Politics If Brexit Exit Date Of March 29 Is Missed

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Nigel Farage is making a comeback to politics - as head of a new Brexit Party. The former UK Independence Party leader has decided to end months in the ­wilderness to fight against what he and many believe to be a "betrayal" of the 2016 referendum that was supposed to take the UK out of the European Union. Organizers will also fight the European elections in May if the PM decides to extend Article 50 and keep Britain in the EU after the departure date of March 29.  Farage predicts the party will be a rallying point for 17.4 million disaffected Brexit voters - and could cause devastation to the Conservative and Labour Parties.

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#UK: Former UKIP Party Leader Resigns Membership; Says Party "Obsessed" With Islam; Extremist Activism

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Nigel Farage, former leader of the UK Independence Party, has resigned his membership in the organization, saying he no longer "recognizes" the party, which seems overly obsessed with Islam and values extremist activism over winning elections.

Farage cited the move by the party's current leader, Gerard Batten, to make Tommy Robinson an adviser as a prime reason. Farage has used this national show on the LBC network to criticize Robinson, who has been prosecuted for crimes, and for his verbal attacks on Muslims. Robinson, however, has gained a huge following among UKIP members and many Conservatives for his "non-PC" language and actions.

Batten survived a vote of no confidence among his party's executives this past Monday, after he appointed Robinson as an adviser. But the party's ruling body refused to endorse Robinson's appointment and he was barred from party membership.

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#UK: Only UK Independence Party Member Of Parliament Resigns

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Douglas Carswell, the only sitting member of  the UK Independence Party in Parliament, has resigned, saying the party accomplished what it set out to do with Brexit's victory last year. Members of the party, however, say he resigned before he was forced out, having had squabbles with former party leader Nigel Farage and a donor to the party who is a long-time rival who will now run for his seat in 2020.

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Pictured: Douglas Carswell, left, with former party leader Nigel Farage.

#UK: UK Independence Party Leader Farage Resigns After #Brexit Success

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Nigel Farage says he is resigning as leader of the UK Independence Party. He said his "political ambition has been achieved" with the UK having voted to leave the EU. He said the party was in a "pretty good place" and said he would not change his mind about quitting as he did after the 2015 general election.

#UK: UK Independence Party Ad Campaign: Better Off OUT Of EU

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According to UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage, UKIP has launched the biggest advertising campaign in its history to support the "Leave" position in the June 23 Brexit referendum. The non-binding vote will advise the United Kingdom's parliament on whether to leave or remain in the European Union. The ads, which outspends all others in the referendum campaign, features the slogan, "The EU has failed us all."  Migration Crisis will feature heavily in the ads, he said.

#UK: Despite Panama Papers Pressure, UKIP's Farage Says He Won't Disclose Tax Returns; "Private Matter"

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UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage has ruled out publishing his tax returns just days after fellow party leaders David Cameron and Nicola Sturgeon agreed to release theirs. He warned that if party leaders are made to publish their tax returns, it could set a precedent for other people to have to do the same.

#UK: European Commission VP "Terribly Annoyed" By How Often EU Critic Farage Is Correct

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European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans says he is "terribly annoyed" how many times UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage correctly diagnoses problems with the European Union, especially on the issue of migration. "I get terribly annoyed when he's right. And on some issues he is right too often."

#UK: #UKIP Pty Executives Reject Resignation of Leader #NigelFarage

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Nigel Farage's resignation as leader of the UK Independence Party has been rejected by the party’s executive committee and he remains its leader. Farage announced his intention to quit as party leader on Friday morning after he failed to win a seat in parliament.

UK: #EdMiliband Reigns As Party Leader Following Massive Defeat For Labour in Scotland

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Ed Miliband is stepping down as Labour leader after his party's disappointing general election showing. Labour suffered heavy losses at the hands of the SNP, with the Tories forecast to achieve a majority. In a speech in London, Liberal Democratic Party Leader Nick Clegg and UKIP Leader Nigel Farage also resigned Friday.

#UK: #UKIP Leader #NigelFarage Is "Bored" With Media Portrayal Of UKIP As Racist

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UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage says he's "really rather bored" with the media's "obsession" that depicts UKIP as a racist party. Labour's Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna asserted recently that a "virus of racism" runs through UKIP. Farage says that's "complete and utter rubbish". He told a reporter, "Your media obsession with attempting to paint UKIP out to be a racist party is something I'm getting really rather bored of."

#UK: #NigelFarage Says He'll Step Down As #UKIP Ldr If He Fails To Win Seat In Parliament

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Nigel Farage has warned he will step down as Leader of the UK Independence Party if he fails to win a seat as a Member of Parliament at the general election in May, declaring it would be "curtains for me." Polls show he is likely to win a seat in South Thanet in Kent.

#UK: #UKIP Leader Farage Speaks to US Conservative Conference to Near-Empty Room

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UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage spoke to the CPAC conservative political conference last week, with critics noting he spoke to a near-empty room. His rising political star's calls for conservative principles and free enterprise were well received.

#UK: Paper Names UKIP's #NigelFarage 'Briton Of The Year'

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The Times of London newspaper has named UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage "Briton of the Year." UKIP is widely expected to do very well in 2015's General Election in May, and got its first two Members of Parliament in 2014 via defections from the Conservative Party.

#UK: #UK Independence Pty Scores Highest Poll Numbers, 25%, After Winning 1st Parliament Seat

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#UK: #UKIP Ldr #Farage Hails Success in Local Elections

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