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O'Flynn resigns from Ukip role after 'snarling' Farage comments

Ukip MEP Patrick O'Flynn today said he had stepped down as the party's economics spokesman and apologised to leader Nigel Farage for calling him "snarling, thin-skinned and aggressive".

Nigel Farage said he had accepted the resignation with "sadness", adding that O'Flynn will remain a member and MEP.

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Farage future in doubt despite key advisers moving on

The future of Nigel Farage remains in doubt today as leading Ukip figures row over whether he is the right man to take the party forward.

Much of the argument centres around a team of advisers around the party's leader, who have moved on since the argument hit headlines.

However, as ITV News Deputy Political Editor Chris Ship reports, that does not appear to satisfy some in the party, who are calling for him to step aside - again.

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