This has perked me up...........
Farage says Brexit party and Tories operating unofficial non-aggression pacts in some areas against Labour
Kate Proctor
Nigel Farage has said his Brexit party might do pacts with the Tories on a local basis in the general election.
After his plea to Boris Johnson to form an official “leave alliance” was rebuffed he said that campaigners might choose to organise themselves on the ground informally instead.
He said it was a situation that would be out of his control but the Brexit party or Tories might essentially run paper candidates in key Labour marginals.
Speaking in Peterborough after an election rally, he said:
This is an election in which there are remain deals being done and Brexit deals being done at local level, it’s not particularly surprising.
I’m aware of some areas in which we may be trying very hard and they [the Conservatives] may or may not be trying very hard, and in the neighbouring seat it might be the other way round. I’m aware of it. But I can’t manage it.
The Brexit party is standing 274 candidates at the election after deciding to withdraw 317 candidates from Tory-held seats so as not to split the vote after Johnson said he backed a Canada-style free trade deal after Britain left the EU.
Farage’s party believe they have a strong chance in 150 Labour seats - areas the Tories traditionally cannot win over.
Brexit Party MEP for London, Lance Forman, has already urged candidates to form local pacts. He posted this on Twitter last week.