Diane James Becomes UKIP Leader Vowing to Oppose ‘Soft Brexit’
- New leader says UKIP is ‘the opposition party in waiting’
- Pledges to keep pressure on Theresa May to deliver Brexit
Diane James leaves the stage after she is introduced at the UKIP Autumn Conference in Bournemouth, on the southern coast of England, on Sept. 16, 2016.
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The U.K. Independence Party elected a former businesswoman to succeed Nigel Farage as leader, with the task of redefining the party after it achieved its primary aim of getting Britain out of the European Union.
Diane James, a member of the European Parliament, won with 47 percent of the vote among party members, UKIP announced at its annual conference in Bournemouth on England’s south coast on Friday. There were four other candidates.