UK Independence Party

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The UK Independence Party (UKIP YOO-kip) is a far-right Christian nationalist political party in the United Kingdom. Originally gaining prominence as a Eurosceptic right-wing populist party, it reached its peak in the mid-2010s under the leadership of Nigel Farage, when it gained two members of Parliament (both through defections) and was the largest party representing the UK in the European Parliament. Farage resigned as leader following the UK's vote for Brexit in 2016. It has since become a fringe far-right party. In February 2025 Nick Tenconi, the COO of Turning Point UK, became leader, who has pivoted the party toward Christian nationalism. UKIP was one of the first parties formed with the specific aim of advancing the cause of the UK's withdrawal from the European Union (EU). It originated as the Anti-Federalist League, a single-issue Eurosceptic party established in London by Alan Sked in 1991. It was renamed as the UK Independence Party in 1993. Its growth was slow and it was...

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