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Eurosceptic Nigel Farage, head of the Brexit Pary, says fellow Brexit champion and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has 48 hours to persuade him that he "genuinely wants a clean Brexit" ahead of Thursday's general election. Farage has struggled to compete against Johnson, who warned against splitting the Leave vote. To prevent that from happening, Farage withdrew Brexit Party candidates in hundreds of seats in the run-up to the election. SOUNDBITE
Eurosceptic leader Nigel Farage announces that his Brexit Party will not challenge seats held by the governing Conservatives at next month's election, in a potential boost for Prime Minister Boris Johnson. SOUNDBITE
Former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Jackson, Mississippi, Wednesday. Commenting on Brexit, Farage stated "We made June the 23rd our independence day, when we smashed the establishment." He went on to slam Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton saying "I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if you'd pay me. In fact I wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if she'd pay me."
Leader of Conservative Party Theresa May spoke outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, as she became the UK’s Prime Minister. May became the presumptive leader of the Tory Party after her final rival for the leadership, Andrea Leadsom, backed by many of the Eurosceptic MPs, withdrew from the leadership race on Monday. May was first elected as Member of Parliament of Maidenhead in 1997 and the UK's Home Secretary in 2010. She became Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the press outside 10 Downing Street, on Wednesday, before departing for Buckingham Palace to submit his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. Leader of Conservative Party Theresa May is set to replace him to become the UK’s Prime Minister. During his speech, Cameron expressed confidence in the soon-to-be PM.