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On the 12th September 2006 Nigel became leader of the UK Independence Party Nigel Farage is a founder member of the UK Independence Party, which was established in September 1993. He is the Member of the European Parliament for the South East region and is the leader of the parliamentary party in the EU parliament. The central aim of the party is the UK's withdrawal from the European Union and to regain control of this nation's governance through our own Parliament at Westminster. Nigel was a Conservative activist from his schooldays until the overthrow of Margaret Thatcher; John Major's signing of the Maastricht Treaty brought his membership to an end. "The problem goes back to 1971." says Nigel. "Edward Heath told us the Common Market was meant to be a Free Trade agreement, and that is what the electorate voted for in 1975. This was clearly not the whole truth. What UKIP want is friendship with Europe and a Free Trade Agreement, which is what we thought we'd signed up to in the first place!" "Other parties say that we are a single issue Party. This is untrue. However, the EU is biggest single issue in British politics. Until the UK leaves we are unable to govern ourselves. Over seventy per cent of our laws now come from Brussels, and EU membership costs each family in this country over £60 a week!" Nigel Farage MEP always puts Britain first and takes great pride and pleasure in belonging to the only Party that is telling the people of this country the truth about the European Union. He stood in the 2005 general election as the parliamentary candidate for Thanet South, Kent. Nigel Farage MEP UK Independence Party South East Region