“Well now you have your answer: I’m back”
Nigel Farage has announced his return to frontline politics to oppose what he has called Theresa May’s “fraudulent” Chequers Brexit plan.
He revealed that he is making the comeback in a column for The Daily Telegraph today. He will now be part of a “battle bus” tour by the Leave Means Leave campaign group against the prime minister’s proposals for Britain leaving the European Union.
Mr Farage wrote: “Over the last few months, and particularly since the Chequers betrayal, scores of people have stopped me in the street to ask: ‘When are you coming back?’
“Well now you have your answer: I’m back.”
In the article, he said he does not believe Theresa May’s Chequers blueprint will allow the UK to take back control of its borders and fishing rights. He also said he does not feel that it will allow Britain to strike free trade deals around the world for “many years to come”.
The former UKIP leader wrote: “Theresa the Appeaser has produced a set of ideas that are nothing more than a cowardly sell-out.
“With all this in mind, now is the time for action.”
He added: “It is now beyond doubt that the political class in Westminster and many of their media allies do not accept the EU referendum result.
“It is equally clear to me that, unless challenged, these anti-democrats will succeed in frustrating the result.
However, James McGrory, of the anti-Brexit People’s Vote campaign group, told The Guardian: “Nigel Farage has had more comebacks than Frank Sinatra, just without the success.
“If he was serious about making a return to frontline politics, he would stand to be an MP.
“I can only hope that Nigel Farage sticks to the promise he made live on TV to have a people’s vote on the final Brexit deal.”
A recent poll found that 65 percent of British voters now believe that the government will end up with a bad Brexit deal, an increase of 15 percent compared to similar polling from March.
