Nigel Farage to quit active politics after 30 years because Brexit wont be reversed – iNews

Nigel Farage has announced he is quitting active politics after 30 years becausehe achieved his lifetime goal of securingBritains exit from the European Union.

It is the third time he has announced his departure from the frontline,but this time he insisted it would be permanentas Brexit wont be reversed.

He declared in amessage onTwitter: Weve done it, weve achieved it. For me, I feel my political career, in the sense of actively leading a political party, fighting election campaigns I think nows the moment to say I have done it.

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MrFarage, who is 56, said Brexit had been his lifes work and had taken over the best part of three decades but it was now time for a change.

However, headded that he would not be going away as he wantedtouse his social media reach tocampaign againstthe woke agenda andto highlight Chinasincreasing power and influencein Britain.

MrFarage first became active inUkipin 1992whenit was a fringe pressure group.As it grew steadily,he went on tolead it three times fora combined total of nine years.

He quit to form the Brexit Party, which topped thepolls in the 2019 European elections held in the wake of Theresa Mays failure to win parliamentary backing for her withdrawal agreement with the EuropeanUnion.

Rebranded Reform UK last year, it has been critical of the lengthy lockdowns imposed by the Government to combat the Covid pandemic.He is now handing over the partys leadership to its chairman, Richard Tice.

MrFarage told The Sunday Telegraph:Theres no going back Brexit is done. That wont be reversed. I know Ive come back once or twice when people thought Id gone, but this is it. Its done. Its over.

He said he didnt want to play golf four times a week followed by half a pint of bitter, but intended to campaign against Chinas influence in the UK and the so-called woke agenda.

He said:I see our communities being divided more than ever by this agenda. And Im very worried about it. I want to fight all those things.

I have built up over these years quite a considerable social media platform. Ive got reach.SoI want to go on influencing the debate. I want to go on changing debate. But I can do that without going out and fighting elections.

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