Nigel Farage is kickstarting Ukip’s ‘No’ campaign this week, having grown fed up with the lack of momentum from other corners. On the Today programme, the Ukip leader explained he is happy to work with either of the two groups vying to be the designated the Out campaign by the Electoral Commission — the Matthew Elliot Westminster-based campaign vs. the Arron Banks outside Westminster group:
‘Ukip is a political party and clearly whoever gets the designation as the official No campaign will have to be an umbrella of some kind and ‘The No’, n o, see that as being politicians from individual parties and ‘The Know’, k n o w, are looking to put together a non-political campaign of businessman, sportsman and entertainers.
‘The unique role Ukip can play within this is that we’ve got 50,000 members 100s of branches across the campaign and we can do the ground campaign.’
Regardless of which side is selected, Farage said he will work with ‘absolutely anyone’ to get a No vote:
‘I’m not refusing to work with anybody.
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