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Farage claims 'Ukip effect' caused Syria 'no' vote

Farage pictured last month in front of a UK poster urging Britain to stay away from military action in Syria. Credit: PA

Nigel Farage has claimed he 'Ukip effect' was a key factor in Parliament's decision to reject potential British military intervention in Syria.

The party leader suggested that MPs were "clearly worried" that voting in favour of the action could have pushed voters towards Ukip.

Speaking at a public rally in Telford, Shropshire, the MEP said: "A lot of the rebels who voted against the Government's motion on Syria have small majorities in areas where UKIP polled well. They were clearly worried that it may have been the final straw.

"I am convinced that it would not have happened had it not been for the Ukip effect. British politics is changing more dramatically than at any time in my life."