Sources close to Boris Johnson (pictured) said yesterday he would not form an electoral pact with Nigel Farage's Brexit Party which some Eurosceptics are demanding. The stance is a direct warning to Mr Johnson and other Tory leadership candidates flirting with a No Deal Brexit. Sources close to Mr Johnson yesterday said he would not form an electoral pact with Nigel Farage's Brexit Party which some Eurosceptics are demanding. Sources confirmed it would hold hustings during the impending leadership contest and would 'work to stop any leadership candidate who endorses a 'Nigel Farage No-Deal Brexit'. And he will warn that a No Deal Brexit would leave any new leader unable to pay for expensive campaign pledges on other issues.

Source: Daily Mail May 19, 2019 21:04 UTC