Independent MP for Clacton says he is not planning to go back to Conservatives, but refuses to say he will not do so before 2020Douglas Carswell has refused to rule out rejoining the Conservative party, a day after he announced that he had left Ukip. Carswell is currently sitting as an independent, but independents have a poor record of holding their seats at general elections. Asked if he jumped before he was pushed, Carswell replied: “Not at all. “There have been several byelections where Nigel has had the opportunity to contact the electorate and those didn’t always go according to plan,” Carswell said. In his interview, Farage insisted that Ukip’s role in British politics was “not over by a long shot”, despite Brexit and Carswell resigning, leaving Ukip with no MPs.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2017 10:37 UTC