Brexit Party’s Farage rejects calls to stand down in Labour seats

cde.news desk 14 November 2019, 09:40 · 1 min read

epa07993246 Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage campaigns at boxing gym in Essex, east London, Britain, 13 November 2019. Britons go the polls 12 December in a general election. EPA-EFE/ANDY RAIN

Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Thursday dismissed demands to stand down candidates fighting the Labour Party, saying his main aim was to win seats in parliament to hold Prime Minister Boris Johnson to account over Brexit.

In the most significant move of the election to date, Farage on Monday agreed to stand down 317 candidates in Conservative seats, a step that could pave the way for a majority in parliament for Johnson’s Brexit deal.

But Farage has resisted intense pressure to stand down more. He has until 1600 GMT on Thursday to withdraw more candidates.

“The Conservatives want a Conservative majority in parliament, not a Brexit majority in parliament,” Farage said. “We now need to get people in parliament to make sure we hold the Conservatives to account.”

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Brexit Party’s Farage rejects calls to stand down in Labour seats

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