Steven Woolfe, the Ukip leadership frontrunner, has quit the party, saying that the party has become ungovernable and is in “a death spiral” without Nigel Farage at the helm. He said he had come to the conclusion that Ukip was ungovernable without Farage leading it and the referendum cause to unite the party. He also told the BBC that Ukip had entered a “death spiral, of their own making”. In his statement of resignation, Woolfe said he had come to the conclusion that Ukip could not be held together without the uniting power of Farage. Steven Woolfe under pressure to drop Ukip leadership bid Read moreIn the statement, Woolfe said: “It was because of the support from party members that I put my name forward to lead the party in the summer, and again two weeks ago following Diane’s resignation.

Source: The Guardian October 17, 2016 17:16 UTC