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UKIP

British

/ ˈjuːˌkɪp /

acronym

United Kingdom Independence Party: a political party founded in 1993 to seek Britain's withdrawal from the European Union

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In late March 2014, GQ Magazine published parts of an interview with Farage, who was then the leader of UKIP.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025

Four years on, she lost her council seat to UKIP, a Eurosceptic party founded by Nigel Farage - Reform UK's leader and, ironically, now Dame Andrea's boss.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

It was the only Westminster parliamentary seat ever held by his former party UKIP, after it was won in a by-election by the former Conservative Douglas Carswell.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

In 2016, it resulted in a dramatic tie between Labour’s Carwyn Jones and Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood, who had the support of the Conservatives and UKIP.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2024

He then became a founder member of what would become UKIP.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2023

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