By Tony O'Riley-
Mr Farage has given prime minister, Boris Johnson, an ultimatum regarding his Brexit plans, urging him to “drop it because it is not Brexit”.
Mr Farage said if Mr Johnson did not pursue the route, the Brexit Party would contest every seat in the country – with 500 candidates ready to sign the forms to stand on Monday.
“The Brexit Party would be the only party standing at these elections that actually represents Brexit,” he said.
Mr Farage wants Johnson to pursue a free trade agreement with the EU – similar to the deal the bloc has with Canada – and to impose a new deadline of 1 July 2020 to get it signed off.
If an agreement was not done by then, the UK should leave the EU without a deal and move to World Trade Organisation trading rules.
“I would view that as totally reasonable,” he said. “That really would be Brexit.”