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When Nigel Farage became leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) in September 2006, Britain seemed set for an indefinite stint in its self-adopted role of ‘awkward partner’ within the European Union (EU). Very few politicians in the mainstream parties considered British withdrawal to be politically ‘thinkable’. Yet, within a decade a majority of those voting in a referendum on EU membership had declared in favour of UKIP's raison d'être.
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