Anne Marie Waters (born 24 August 1977 is the founder and leader of the political party For Britain. She is also the director of Sharia Watch UK, launched on 24 April 2014. In January 2016, Waters launched Pegida UK in conjunction with activist Tommy Robinson and politician Paul Weston. Waters was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and went to school in Stoneybatter on the Northside of the city. She studied Journalism at Nottingham Trent University in England, graduating in 2003, and gained a Law degree in London After a decade in the Labour Party Waters joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Following Nuttall's resignation as party leader, Waters announced in early July 2017 her intention to stand in the 2017 UKIP leadership election. Waters passed UKIP's vetting procedure on 11 August and was allowed to stand as a leadership candidate.]Eighteen of the party's twenty MEPs said that they would leave the party if she won the leadership. On 29 September 2017, it was announced that Henry Bolton had been elected leader of UKIP. Waters came second with 2,755 votes, a 21.3% share. Waters subsequently left UKIP to form her own party, For Britain, in October 2017.
