The
Brexit Party will fight every seat in
England,
Scotland and Wales in the general
election if
Boris Johnson does not agree to a “Leave alliance”,
Nigel Farage has said.
The announcement ends days of speculation that Farage could have axed would-be MPs to focus on fighting a smaller number of Labour-held Leave seats.
Speaking at his campaign launch on Friday morning, the Brexit Party leader blasted the prime minister’s exit agreement. “I say to Boris Johnson – drop the deal,” he said.
Farage said his party had enough money for a “fully funded” election campaign, but that he was flexible to “local exceptions”.
But Farage, who has failed seven times to get elected to the Commons, would not say whether or not he is standing in this election, adding that would become clear in the coming days.
It came after
Donald Trump last night said Farage and Johnson could become an “unstoppable force”.
“I just wish you two guys could get together,” the US president told Farage in an interview on LBC.
But the idea was rejected by the Conservatives. Robert Jenrick, the housing secretary, told
BBC Radio 4′s Today programme this morning the party was “not interested in doing any pacts”.
Downing Street also dismissed Trump’s claim its Brexit deal would prevent the
UK from signing a trade deal with the US.
A No. 10 spokesman said the prime minister had not spoken to Trump about the deal which was “agreed after they were last in touch”.
“The PM’s deal takes back control of our money, laws and border and allows us to do trade deals with any country we chose – including the US,” he said.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Follow HuffPost UK on Twitter here, and on Facebook hereRelated... Exclusive: Tories 'Spending Public Cash On
Facebook Ads In Election Swing Seats'