The Government announced on Monday they have launched preparations to hold European elections in the United Kingdom should Britain be stuck into a long Brexit extension. A note from a Cabinet Office spokesman suggested the UK would however not be bound to take part in the vote if a deal were to be struck with the European Union before May 22, a day before the expected start of the vote. Nigel Farage suggested the announcement indicates Britain will effectively take part in the vote unless MPs agree to pass through Parliament Theresa May's proposed Brexit deal.
Responding to the note on his daily LBC show, Mr Farage said: "Folks, we are having European elections, we are having European elections.
"She’ll go to the summit, she’ll beg in Berlin first, she’ll beg in Paris later on, she will then go on to prostrate herself in front of 27 other European leaders and, of course, the big boys like Barnier and Tusk and Juncker.
"On Thursday, the legislation will be moved and the nomination for candidates will open this Friday. That’s pretty certain."
Theresa May is expected to meet with German leader Angela Merkel on Tuesday ahead of a crunch meeting of the EU27 during which they will decide whether to accept a request for a further Brexit delay until June 30.
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Brexit news: Farage warned May will use the European election to pressure MPs to back her deal (Image: NUMBER 10•LBC)
But Mr Farage argued the statement from Number 10 could be part of a strategy
