
The leader of the insurgent right-wing UK Independence Partysaid on Monday he was stepping down after realising his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU, the latest twist in a dramatic reshaping of the nation's politics.
The departure of brash former commodities trader Nigel Faragewould sideline one of the most outspoken and effective anti-EU campaigners from the debate about how to sever Britain's ties with the other 27 countries in the bloc.