Nigel Farage accused the four defectors of plotting against him and claimed they had been offered inducements to quit the party CHRISTOPHER FURLONG/GETTYFour senior Brexit Party politicians quit yesterday and urged Eurosceptics to vote Conservative as Nigel Farage’s general election campaign descended into acrimony. In developments that could improve Boris Johnson’s chances of securing the keys to No 10, the MEPs called on their former leader to swallow his pride and pull out of the campaign. Mr Farage hit back, accusing the group of plotting against him since Mr Johnson replaced Theresa May as Conservative leader in the summer. He told The Times: “Never underestimate human greed and stupidity. They’ve been planning this ever since Boris Johnson was elected.”He accused the MEPs, who include the sister of Jacob Rees-Mogg, the Commons leader, of being motivated by their personal links to the…

Source: The Times December 05, 2019 12:22 UTC