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Conservative minister accuses Tory Brexiteers of 'treachery' and suggests they join Nigel Farage's new party
14/02/2019
Richard Harrington also dismisses the so-called Malthouse compromise, which is intended to bridge Tory divisions.
Brexiteers are lobbying among EU nations for a veto to an extension of Article 50, it has been reported. The UK needs approval from all EU member states before any request for an extension to the Brexit deadline can be granted. And in theory one veto would be enough to derail the request.
Catherine Blaiklock sent racist posts and retweeted those of far-right figures before joining Brexit party.
Nigel Farage has said he intends to stand as a Brexit Party candidate in the European Parliamentary elections if the UK is still a member state.
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister is to stand as a candidate for Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party in the forthcoming European elections, it has emerged.
Brexit Party URL hijacked by pro-EU group because Nigel Farage forgot to register website
12/04/2019
Led By Donkeys wants to stop former Ukip leader being re-elected to Brussels in May.
The new party has already run into controversy after two figures stepped down over racist social media posts
Property developer Ben Habib says Brexit "volatility" provides an "opportunity" for his company.
Three female MEPs have quit UKIP after the party's leader Gerard Batten defended a candidate's comments about rape as "satire".
Nigel Farage has batted off requests for transparency about the Brexit Party’s policies at a launch announcing their MEP candidates.
His rhetoric was always that the elite would thwart the will of the people, enabling a new movement to rise up amid the anger. ... Brexit was designed by its most passionate supporters to fail: its purpose was to be betrayed, to enable a new movement to rise up, animated by fury and fear.
The father of a schoolboy killed in an IRA bombing has condemned a Brexit Party candidate for "absolutely disgraceful" comments made in the days after the attack.
Brexit Party MEP candidate quits over colleague’s refusal to condemn Warrington IRA bomb attack that left two boys dead
02/05/2019
Sally Bate quit after candidate Claire Fox failed to condemn the Warrington bombings of 1993.
John Tennant also has history of using obscene language about women on social media. / A candidate to serve as an MEP for Nigel Farage’s Brexit party once praised a colleague for using a Nazi slogan in the European parliament and has a history of using vulgar and obscene language about women in social media posts.
Brexit party leader referred to ‘new world order’ in interviews with Alex Jones
Police are investigating a possible anti-Semitic attack after a giant swastika was painted on the side of a business owned by Brexit Party candidate Lance Forman.
'It would only work for the richest', Labour leader says.
Brexit Party candidate Ann Widdecombe says no-deal Brexit wouldn’t be as bad as the ‘sacrifice of World War Two’
09/05/2019
Brexit Party candidate Ann Widdecombe suggested that any disruption brought on by a no-deal Brexit is justified as it will not compare with the suffering during the Second World War.
The Brexit Party’s Most Senior Election Official Says Tommy Robinson Has Been “Persecuted” And Islamophobia Is “Made Up”
13/05/2019
The Brexit Party has distanced itself from its most senior election official after BuzzFeed News found he had defended Tommy Robinson and repeatedly mocked the concept of Islamophobia.
Change UK leader wants to contrast her party’s remain vision with that of Brexit party. / Heidi Allen, the leader of the pro-remain Change UK party, has challenged the Brexit party leader, Nigel Farage, to a live TV debate before the European elections.
Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene after a long pause: "I haven't gone into the detail of specific laws."
Nigel Farage says four AMs to form group
15/05/2019
Four former UKIP AMs have joined Nigel Farage's Brexit Party, announcing plans to form an assembly group.
The Brexit Party's website could open the door to 'fake members' donating millions. / The revelation shows how the party could be opening the door to millions in donations from foreign sources.
Nigel Farage failed to spell out what Brexit will offer when repeatedly asked by a BBC journalist. / Ex-Ukip leader eventually suggested people in Merthyr Tydfil could all set up businesses.