Nigel Farage returns as UKIP leader...

[dutchman]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 42101.html

Nigel Farage will stay on as Ukip leader, despite announcing he would stand down after failing to be elected as an MP in last week’s election.

His resignation was “unanimously rejected” by Ukip’s National Executive Committee after canvassing the views of Ukip members, who “overwhelmingly” wanted him to remain in place.

Mr Farage has now withdrawn his resignation and will continue as leader of Ukip, the party announced.

It comes just days after saying he was "a man of my word" when he confirmed he was standing down after failing to win the South Thanet constituency.

In March, when he originally pledged to stand down if he failed to enter Parliament, he said it would be “frankly not credible” to continue to lead the seat if he was not an MP and said Ukip would lose its credibility if he continued to lead the party without a Westminster seat.

Sources close to Mr Farage today claimed Mr Farage took "a lot of convincing" to change his mind.

[rebbonk]

He will continue to be a thorn in their collective sides and will keep on discussing the elephants in the room that the others are scared of.

[dutchman]

He has to lead it since he's the only person in the party that anyone has ever heard of!