Douglas Carswell

Brexiteers shouldn’t vote for the Brexit party

The only person ever elected for the Brexit party’s predecessor, Ukip, at a General Election, I really can’t see the point in voting for them now. Why?

If you want Brexit done, Boris needs to be returned as Prime Minister on 12 December with a working majority. Backing him is the only way to beat the Brexit blockers, who’ve done everything they can to try to stop us leaving.

A vote for the Brexit party won’t just add to the uncertainty. When Nigel Farage announced he’d be fielding candidates in every seat across the country, unless Boris ditched his deal, he also suggested that the Brexit party now wanted us to remain in the EU for an extra six months.

You read that right. While Boris wants us out of the EU in less than 90 days, by the end of January, it’s now Brexit party policy to keep us in even longer.

‘But what about the deal Boris has done with the EU? Isn’t it a betrayal?’some will say.

No, it emphatically isn’t.

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