UKIP’S only MP has issued a fresh call for party leader Nigel Farage to stand down in favour of someone who radiated “sunshine and optimism”.
Douglas Carswell said the party needed a “fresh face” at the top and questioned Mr Farage’s response to Ukip’s poor showing in the Oldham West and Royton by-election.
It is the latest sign of unrest at the top of Ukip, following Mr Carswell’s suggestion that Mr Farage should “take a break” following the party’s failure to make inroads at Westminster in the general election in May.
In an interview with BBC Essex, Clacton MP Mr Carswell said: “The Oldham by-election to me said very clearly that I think we need a fresh face.”
UKIP failed to make widely-predicted advances in the Oldham poll, which saw Labour hold the seat with a majority of more than 10,000 with Mr Farage claiming the process was “bent” and complaining about the postal vote system.
Explaining his desire for change at the top of his party, Mr Carswell said: “I don’t want to wake up the morning after the European referendum and hear people saying it was the postal votes.”
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