The first big policy announcement by the party which won the European Parliament elections comes as it unveils more than 100 Westminster candidates at a rally today. Senior figures in the party have also told the Sunday Express that they will be ready to fight an election by the end of July. It is understood that the party, which was only formed in May, will have regional campaign teams and operations ready to rival the Tories and Labour.
The Brexit Party going on to a full election footing comes as a Cabinet minister said senior ministers now believe an election in October or November is “almost inevitable”.
Ministers already expect defeat at a by-election called in the Welsh constituency of Brecon and Radnorshire where the Tory MP Chris Davies was found guilty of fiddling his expenses.
The Cabinet minister said: “The problem is that some of my Remainer colleagues will support a vote of no confidence in Boris. If we lose the by-election in Wales we will have a majority of just two, even with the DUP, so it will only take one or two [Remainer Conservative] MPs to support the vote and we are facing an election.”
Veteran MP Ken Clarke and chief Remainer rebels Dominic Grieve and Phillip Lee have been named as the most likely rebels to stop no-deal “because they have nothing to lose”.
Nigel Farage will unveil £200bn Masterplans to crush new PM in election (Image: Express)
Speaking at a leadership hustings in Carlisle yesterday, Boris Johnson warned that the threat of the Brexit Party meant the Tories need a new approach.
Taking a cricket analogy to criticise Theresa May’s safety first approach, he said: “We have had quite a lot of [Geoffrey] Boycott, it is time for [Sir Ian] Botham to come in. If we kick the can down the road we [the Tories] will kick the bucket.”
The Brexit Party rally taking place in Birmingham today has already seen more than 5,000 tickets sold. It is being described as “the biggest in modern political times”
Party leader Nigel Farage will unveil the £200billion spending aimed at Britain’s regions outside London, where many of the Leave-supporting communities are based.
The new pledges will include rebuilding the transport system outside London.
The £200bn spending will be aimed at Britain's regions outside London (Image: Getty)
There will also be a guarantee of faster, free
