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Farage's Brexit Party to fight every seat in poll battle with Johnson

Farage's Brexit Party to fight every seat in poll battle with Johnson
November 2, 2019
LONDON (Reuters) - Hardline Brexit advocate Nigel Farage opened his UK election campaign by telling Conservative prime minister Boris Johnson that his Brexit Party will contest every seat unless Johnson drops his EU divorce deal and agrees an election pact. The call was swiftly rejected by Johnson and his party. The snap election, set for Dec. 12, is highly unpredictable so an alliance on either side of the Brexit schism could be a game changer after nearly four years of political crisis over Britain’s decision to quit the European Union.