Nigel Farage takes a break from the chaos engulfing Ukip to catch a 9lb cod while fishing in the Channel
Comes as frontrunner to replace him Steven Woolfe dramatically quits party saying it is ‘ungovernable’
NIGEL Farage treated himself to a break from the chaos engulfing Ukip to catch a 9lb cod while fishing in the Channel.
The interim leader saw the man expected to be his successor dramatically quit after a fracas which left him in hospital having suffered two seizures.
Steven Woolfe left Ukip, saying it is “ungovernable” without Mr Farage at the helm, and stood by his claim that he had "received a blow" from fellow MEP Mike Hookem during the tussle at a private meeting at the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.
He also revealed he had made a police complaint about the incident, but Mr Hookem has denied hitting the 49-year-old, with others in the party saying he had already received warnings about "inappropriate behaviour" from senior party figures.
Mr Farage has found himself back in charge of the party despite stepping down as leader after the EU referendum following the shock resignation of Diane James after just 18 days at the helm.
But he got away from the drama this week after spending he day with friends fishing off the Kent coast, and catching a whopping cod.
Ukip announced last night that a new leader will be n place by the end of November, meaning Mr Farage can go back to being retired.
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He left the top job after the historic Brexit vote saying he wanted his “life back”, but has been active on both sides of the pond, having campaigned alongside Donald Trump.
But the has distanced himself from the controversial billionaire, who has been engulfed in a row over his treatment of women.
Mr Farage, who initially dismissed Mr Trump’s claims about sexually assaulting women as “alpha male boasting”, he now says there are lots of things the pair disagree on.
He told the BBC the leaked tape of Trump bragging his fame means he can walk up to women and “grab them by the p****” has “really hurt him badly”.
And he told Jeremy Paxman he does not approve of the real estate mogul’s pan to ban Muslims fro the Unites States, nor his comments about Mexicans or treatment of women.
Last night Mr Woolfe put out a statement saying he would continue sitting in the European Parliament as an independent.
After thanking the medical staff in Strasbourg for his treatment last week, he said: "Since then, I have spent some time considering my personal and political future.
";It is with deep sorrow and regret that I am aborting my leadership campaign and announcing my resignation from Ukip with immediate effect."
The incident had erupted during a meeting of the party's MEPs which discussed reports that Mr Woolfe had been in talks about defecting to the Conservatives.