By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter For Mailonline
Published: 14:49 BST, 27 May 2019 | Updated: 14:53 BST, 27 May 2019
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Nigel Farage is hoping to take the Brexit Party's first seat in Parliament next week.
Mr Farage believes that the momentum from his party's European elections trouncing of Labour and the Tories gives them the chance to get an MP into the Commons.
But some voters who backed the Brexit Party this time are still undecided on whether they would do it in a Parliamentary election.
Party sources have also played down the chance of a win for candidate Mike Greene, with Labour the current favourites despite their last MP Fiona Onasanya being thrown out by voters for lying to police about a speeding ticket.
Nigel Farage with Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene who is standing in the Peterborough by-election next week
Leave voter Dan Woodland, 73, backed the Brexit Party had his vote at the European elections 'but I don't know who I will vote for in the by-election'.
Barry Vinicombe, also 73, told The Times: 'I don't know if any of them will be good for Peterborough'.
A lifelong Tory supporter who appeared on Channel 4’s the Secret Millionaire will stand as the Brexit Party’s candidate in the Peterborough by-election next Thursday.
Fiona Onasanya was booted out of the Commons after almost 20,000 people in Peterborough signed the petition to kick her out of the seat after less than two years
Mike Greene, a local benefactor and trustee of Peterborough cathedral, will fight the June 6 by-election.
A victory would give Nigel Farage’s new party its first seat in the Commons.
The seat in Peterborough became available after Labour MP Fiona Onasanya was ousted in a petition.
Last year she was
