By Kate Ferguson, Senior Political Correspondent For Mailonline
Published: 13:04 GMT, 18 January 2019 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 18 January 2019
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Nigel Farage has today revealed he will launch a new political party if Brexit is delayed.
The former Ukip leader accused Remainer MPs of plotting to try to overturn the result of the EU referendum.
He said he expects Article 50, which starts the two-year clock on Brexit, to be extended - meaning the UK will not leave the EU as planned on March 29.
Mr Farage said he will make a dramatic come back to frontline politics with a new party with could run in EU elections this May if Brexit is delayed.
And he revealed that he is working with others in the pro-Brexit campaign group 'Leave Means Leave' to build up party structures in preparation.
Nigel Farage (pictured today on the BBC) has today revealed he will launch a new political party if Brexit is delayed
It comes as Tory MP Nick Boles revealed he is working with Labour backbencher Yvette Cooper on a new proposed law to delay Brexit for nine months.
Mr Farage told Sky News: 'I think, I fear that the House of Commons is going to effectively overturn that Brexit.
'To me, the most likely outcome of all of this is an extension of Article 50.
The text of the Yvette Cooper bill has not been published but comments from Nick Boles suggest it is similar to his.
The crucial section tries to force the Government to delay exit day from March 29 if there is no deal.
Under the current timetable, Britain leaves the EU two years after it formally triggered talks by using Article 50 of the EU's treaty.
The Boles draft said if there is no deal by March 5, the Government must seek a two year extension.
The EU has said it will consider an extension if the UK needs more time to implement a deal - but two years for more talks is a very different idea.
It could mean the Government is forced to cancel the Article 50 notification altogether to avoid breaking the new law.
None of this will happen if the MPs cannot change Commons rules to get
