Several news sites report that Nigel Farage is resigning as leader of UKIP as the party has reached its main goal.
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More: BREAKING: UKIP leader Nigel Farage quits after 'doing his bit' in winning the Brexit vote
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I'm torn between being happy because that slimy toadface has resigned, and really angry because he's helped lead the country into a shithole and can't be bothered to stick around and see it through.
I voted remain, but what's been done has been done so I will try and be positive. I know the UK will recover, it's just a question of when - and how screwed over everyone will be in the meantime.
I voted remain, but what's been done has been done so I will try and be positive. I know the UK will recover, it's just a question of when - and how screwed over everyone will be in the meantime.
Pound plunges to new 31-year low as Mark Carney warns UK is 'entering period of uncertainty' and urges people to be 'prudent' over borrowing
I watched a programme last night called “Why Brexiters voted to leave: Britain speaks” and the first man they spoke to was complaining that Polish people get council housing ahead of him and that he lost his £14-an-hour steel industry job as immigrants came in and worked for less than half the rate. The people making the programme didn't seem to check if either of those things were true.
He was an unemployed father of 6 kids and he didn't seem to be grateful that he lives in a country that supports him and all his children if he decides not to work! He also didn't explain why he couldn't try to improve his own situation like retrain to get a better job, but he seemed to think the problem was definitely immigrants coming into the area. They seemed to get the most unsympathetic people to give their views on why they wanted to Leave.
Panorama on why people voted Brexit was a missed opportunity | Media | The Guardian
ETA - Everyone is angry watching the BBC's 'Why We Voted Leave' Panorama programme | JOE.co.uk
I watched a programme last night called “Why Brexiters voted to leave: Britain speaks” and the first man they spoke to was complaining that Polish people get council housing ahead of him and that he lost his £14-an-hour steel industry job as immigrants came in and worked for less than half the rate. The people making the programme didn't seem to check if either of those things were true.
He was an unemployed father of 6 kids and he didn't seem to be grateful that he lives in a country that supports him and all his children if he decides not to work! He also didn't explain why he couldn't try to improve his own situation like retrain to get a better job, but he seemed to think the problem was definitely immigrants coming into the area. They seemed to get the most unsympathetic people to give their views on why they wanted to Leave.
Panorama on why people voted Brexit was a missed opportunity | Media | The Guardian
ETA - Everyone is angry watching the BBC's 'Why We Voted Leave' Panorama programme | JOE.co.uk
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Here we go - back in the Real World - 250 jobs lost in the UK because of Brexit - Nach dem Brexit: Amerikanischer Traktorhersteller verlässt England
Brexit: Agco kuttar Coventry
Brexit får AGCO att lämna landet
Brexit: Agco kuttar Coventry
Brexit får AGCO att lämna landet
I voted for Brexit, but now I regret the terrifying chaos I have unleashed
ETA - These are the three people left in the Conservative leadership race to be the new Prime Minister. Michael Gove, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.
Tory leadership: Leadsom says CV criticism is 'ridiculous' - BBC News
ETA - These are the three people left in the Conservative leadership race to be the new Prime Minister. Michael Gove, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.
Tory leadership: Leadsom says CV criticism is 'ridiculous' - BBC News
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Tory leadership: Andrea Leadsom says she 'did not like' gay marriage law – live
Andrea Leadsom, a Tory leadership candidate, has said that she did not like the gay marriage law. Conservative MPs are today voting on three candidates and the two who do best will go to a ballot of all party members with the winner, and next prime minister, announced on 9 September. Theresa May, the home secretary, is the favourite and almost certain to make the shortlist. Leadsom is currently in second place, but Michael Gove, who was third on Tuesday, has not given up hope of overtaking her when the results are announced soon after 4pm.
Andrea Leadsom, a Tory leadership candidate, has said that she did not like the gay marriage law. Conservative MPs are today voting on three candidates and the two who do best will go to a ballot of all party members with the winner, and next prime minister, announced on 9 September. Theresa May, the home secretary, is the favourite and almost certain to make the shortlist. Leadsom is currently in second place, but Michael Gove, who was third on Tuesday, has not given up hope of overtaking her when the results are announced soon after 4pm.
- Leadsom has said that she was never a fund manager in the City - and never claimed to be one. But, as my colleague Rowena Mason points out, it is easy to see how people might have got the impression from what she said that she was.
We will have a second female Prime Minister, only Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom left in race.
Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May win Tory MPs' vote on leadership | Politics | The Guardian
Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May win Tory MPs' vote on leadership | Politics | The Guardian
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May has more support from MPs, but in the final round the leader is elected by ordinary party members, if I understand correctly. That is a slightly different game, as we have already seen in the Labour party!
Another race hate crime since the referendum result. A Polish family are "scared to go out on the streets" after a racially motivated arson attack at their home.
Polish family's Plymouth home damaged in 'race hate arson attack' - BBC News
Polish family's Plymouth home damaged in 'race hate arson attack' - BBC News
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Jeremy Corbyn stands defiant after Labour membership surge
Corbyn is hanging on - are the vultures circling?
Corbyn is hanging on - are the vultures circling?
I was considering joining the Liberal Democrat party, but I read that Tim Farron (the leader of the Lib Dems) abstained on the same-sex marriage vote. There isn't a party that I would consider voting for at the moment. Kill meeee!! Well, apart from the Greens, I guess. I used to be a member of the Green Party, but I don't really take them seriously.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron accused of 'illiberal' approach to gay rights | Politics | The Guardian
There isn't a party that I would consider voting for at the moment. Kill meeee!! Well, apart from the Greens, I guess. I used to be a member of the Green Party, but I don't really take them seriously.Lib Dem leader Tim Farron accused of 'illiberal' approach to gay rights | Politics | The Guardian
Brexit seems to have made Europeans more appreciative of the EU, I can't think why.
After the Brexit fallout, Europeans are suddenly not so eager for more referendums - The Washington Post
After the Brexit fallout, Europeans are suddenly not so eager for more referendums - The Washington Post
I just saw on the news that Andrea Leadsom may be pulling out of the race so Theresa May will win. It's not confirmed yet, but she is making a statement soon. Andrea Leadsom to 'quit Conservative leadership bid' - BBC News
Leadsom made some really stupid comments about motherhood Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over motherhood remark - BBC News and she has had a bad reaction from the public, the media and her own party.
AL is pro-hunting as well, another reason to dislike her.Andrea Leadsom says she'll bring back fox hunting to improve animal welfare | UK Politics | News | The Independent
ETA - Yep, she has withdrawn from the race.
Leadsom made some really stupid comments about motherhood Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa May over motherhood remark - BBC News and she has had a bad reaction from the public, the media and her own party.
AL is pro-hunting as well, another reason to dislike her.
Andrea Leadsom says she'll bring back fox hunting to improve animal welfare | UK Politics | News | The IndependentETA - Yep, she has withdrawn from the race.
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