Ukip deny suggestion that party is no unanimous in wish for Nigel Farage to return
Nigel Farage resigns as Ukip leader on Friday before withdrawing his resignation on Monday
Ukip chairman Steve Crowther has, in the last minutes, issued a statement saying that there is “not the slightest suggestion that the NEC was anything other than unanimous in its wish for Nigel to withdraw his resignation.”
“He spent a considerable time making the case for his resignation, and the appointment of an interim leader, but there was no-one in the committee who did not want him to stay on.
He left the room while it was further discussed. I took the views of members and they unanimously asked him to remain as leader.
“The NEC is 100% behind Nigel as we go forward into the referendum campaign which is already underway.”