Former Ukip leader says he will ‘re-enter the fray’ if Brexit is put back beyond 29 MarchNigel Farage is being lined up as leader of a new pro-Brexit party if Britain’s departure from the European Union is delayed beyond 29 March. The former Ukip leader said he had offered his enthusiastic support to the Brexit party after being sounded out as its potential leader. Ukip has suffered the mass resignation of more than a dozen senior party figures, including Farage, in recent weeks in protest at its anti-Islam focus under its leader, Gerard Batten. Farage told the Sun on Sunday: “There is huge demand for a party that’s got real clarity on this issue. The Electoral Commission confirmed the Brexit party had applied to be registered.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2019 11:06 UTC