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Andy Thompson
Richard Braine has resigned as UKIP leader, following his suspension from the party last week after he was accused of stealing data from the party - accusations he denied.
In a resignation letter posted on the Kipper Central website, he said the party's chairman, Kirstan Herriot, had requested that her responsibility to report to him be removed.
“I did not join UKIP in order to waste time on internal conflict, but I have found myself powerless to prevent a purge of good members from the party," he says in the letter.
"I had believed that UKIP was a highly democratic party, but I have not been able to stop political interference in UKIP ballots. I can not therefore stand publicly for UKIP with a clear conscience.”
In a resignation letter posted on the Kipper Central website, he said the party's chairman, Kirstan Herriot, had requested that her responsibility to report to him be removed.
“I did not join UKIP in order to waste time on internal conflict, but I have found myself powerless to prevent a purge of good members from the party," he says in the letter.
"I had believed that UKIP was a highly democratic party, but I have not been able to stop political interference in UKIP ballots. I can not therefore stand publicly for UKIP with a clear conscience.”