Brexit Party 'won't stand in 317 Tory seats' - does it make Johnson win likelier?

As political U-turns go - this was pretty spectacular.


Just days after declaring his Brexit Party would run in every seat in the country - today Nigel Farage declared they wouldn't. In fact, they won't be standing in any of the 317 seats the Conservatives won last time around, in what Mr Farage described as a “unilateral Leave alliance”. Boris Johnson welcomed the move - but where does it leave the pro-Brexit vote in some of the Tories key target seats?

#Brexit #GeneralElection2019
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[F-J.]

When a politician says trust me... RUN.

[ayo]

So Nigel spent all this time saying he didnt trust Boris but now suddenly does.

[karlmarx]

Didn't Farage give a speech literally 2 days ago calling a brexit deal a " surrender act " and saying how terrible it was how anyone still supports this weasel is beyond me

[thomasgibbon]

The Brexit party believing and basing their whole strategy on the basis of a single Boris Tweet makes them appear far to stupid to hold any seat in parliament.

[Google-Earth]

So Boris can’t go on past end of 2020 as otherwise he’ll be dead in a ditch

[freefall]

Richard Tice, "I'm using a thing called trust"; ask the DUP how that worked out.

[tedcrilly]

The view of this epic shambles has only strenghtened solidarity in the rest of the EU.

[Milo-wlif]

Did anyone in the Brexit Party actually read the EU departure agreement? Or do they just rely on what Boris Johnson says? Stupid is as stupid does.

[rgrm]

haha Brexit party chicken out . This is final wake up call for all the leavers who voted in ref based on their lies .

[hannahbaxter]

Farrage tries to sound like Churchill...end up sounding like a darlek 🤣🤣🤣

[colinellesmere]

One thing you can't doubt is Corbyn is honest. So vote for an honest person who sticks to principles. Not serial liers.

[nautilusshell]

"We will contest every seat the length and breadth of the UK" (650 or so seats)
"We will contest every seat in Great Britain" (630 or so seats)
"We will contest every seat the Conservatives didn't win in Great Britain in 2017." (310 or so seats).
Any further reduction?

[rufanuf]

As a leaver, at first I thought this was a bad idea, but think about it? In a hung parliament, the smaller parties get to play god. That MAY be what Nigel and his party have spotted. if they can get the tories in, but end up with a few dozen seats themselves, just those few Brexit Party MPs could play the same shitty games the remainers in the SNP and the Liberal Undemocrats have been playing for a few years. Accept this time in LEAVES favour. I actually think maybe, just maybe Nigel is ahead of the curve here in his thinking. After all it is simply unrealistic that he is going to sweep into parliament with a clear majority.

[alberto]

The 11th of November:
The UK remains in the EU, and BoJo isn't dead in a ditch.

[praguepersona]

"I'm not allowed to drink until Brexit is done." So Boris either has to lie about not drinking forever, or for only about 15 years.

[slysy]

'I'm using a thing called trust'. Lol. He's joking right?? please say he's joking. 😂

[garsm]

Farage. What an utter lying, self-serving Tory toad.

[peterobbins]

@ 1.29 minutes in with farage reminded me of an old Dr Who episode I AM A DARLEK, EXTERMINATE, EXTERMINATE

[alastairbarkley]

Why is he so afraid of a second referendum? I mean, if Brexit is the will of the people, then another vote should be a walk in the park for Leavers.

[lellyparker]

I suspect a huge back-hander from Donald Trump.