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1st LD: UKIP announces Paul Nuttall as new leader

Xinhua, November 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) on Monday appointed Paul Nuttall as new leader Monday, who won the election with 9,622 votes, the party announced in its conference.

UKIP, now regarded as the country's third political party after the Conservatives and Labor, was set up to campaign for Britain to leave the European Union.

Diane James quit her job only 18 days after she was sworn in as the party's first female leader. Since then, former leader Nigel Farage has been running the party on an interim basis.

The new leader is expected to reunite the party, which has been hit by high-level resignations and infighting among key figures. Endit