Pressure on Nigel Farage with Ukip infighting

Nigel Farage’s chief of staff has left his post as the Ukip leader faces rapidly rising pressure to hold on to his job.

Mr Farage, who sensationally withdrew his resignation as Ukip leader on Monday at the urging of party’s ruling committee, has faced a surge of infighting in the wake of the party’s failure to win more than a single seat at last week’s General Election.

Top donor Stuart Wheeler has called for Mr Farage to quit for the second time in a week, while election campaign director Patrick O’Flynn claimed Mr Farage was turning the party into a “personality cult” at the urging of his private staff.