United Kingdom Independence Party: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	UKIP
Date	1993 - present
Areas Of Involvement	libertarianism • Euroskepticism
Related People	Nigel Farage

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Nigel Farage smiles while looking out from behind a window covered with purple and yellow signs reading Thank you for voting UKIP at a UKIP campaign office.

Nigel Farage stands in front of and gestures toward a UKIP campaign poster reading Breaking Point with an image of a large crowd of people, highlighting immigration concerns before Brexit.

Map of the United Kingdom showing regional results of the 2016 EU Referendum. Scotland, Northern Ireland, and London are shaded blue to indicate a majority voted to remain in the European Union, while the rest of England and Wales are shaded red to show a majority voted to leave.

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