Brexit Party will not fight seats won by Tories in 2017, Nigel Farage announces

The announcement means he has abandoned plans to contest more than 600 candidates in the upcoming ballot.

Brexit Party will not fight seats won by Tories in 2017, Nigel Farage announces
Mon, 11 Nov, 2019 - 12:38
Press Association

Nigel Farage has said the Brexit Party will not contest the 317 seats won by the Conservatives at the last UK general election.

The announcement means he has abandoned plans to contest more than 600 candidates in the upcoming ballot.

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