As he is going anyway in a few months is it really in the best interests of the party to give a load of free publicity to the press & broadcast media as in "UKIP leader quits in immigrants scandal" etc? Unless there was some illegality I can't see the broadcast media bothering with the original story but they would sure run it if he is forced out now. And I doubt majority of UKIP members let alone voters are even aware of the story right now & fewer will care.
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