Harlow candidate responds as Nigel Farage announces Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats
News / Mon 11th Nov 2019 at 12:55pm
THE Brexit Party has announced that it will not stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Conservatives at the 2017 general election.
This includes Harlow, where the Conservative candidate Robert Halfon is defending a majority of 7,031.
Party leader Nigel Farage said standing candidates across the country could increase the chances of another EU referendum taking place.
But he said the party would stand against all other parties – and focus on taking seats off Labour.
He had previously pledged to field more than 600 election candidates.
YH has spoken to Harlow’s Brexit Party candidate, Neil Greaves who has been campaigning for a number of months.
Mr Greaves said: “I am considering my options at the moment. I will speak to our supporters and take it from there.
“Personally, there still needs to be a “Clean Brexit” candidate in Harlow”.
More follows.
MickyB77
2019-11-11 13:25:31
I can hear the Marxists squealing already.
Gary
2019-11-11 14:09:10
Hold the front page: A BS's has just dumped his candidates for a peerage shock! If the Tories win the election Farage has just fallen for another disgusting lie from a mendacious Tory leader. Hopefully, the electorate wont fall for it. As for the candidates, I am told they were not informed of this decision directly and found out via the media. Will the candidate for Harlow be claiming back his £100 signing on fee? I do hope so.
kthe5
2019-11-11 18:50:27
I don't know about the mythical "Marxists" that I hear so, so, so much about, but I expect both Labour & Lib Dems are squealing with laughter. I was like a drain when I read the news. For those who are wondering about Gary's comment about the £100 signing fee: https://bylinetimes.com/2019/08/06/brexit-party-mp-candidates-chums-and-comrades-the-intrigue-continues/ I really hope Neil Greaves does persue claiming back his £100 fee. Perhaps he could be asked/reminded about it at the Q & A session? Oh, wait a minute, by "Marxist" perhaps you really mean "Communist". I forgot that the Brext Party has a former member of the Revolutionary Communist Party - Claire Fox MEP. So all this time the term "Marxist" was being directed towards the Brexit Party.
MickyB77
2019-11-12 07:31:12
Oh wait a minute, didn't the Socialists have a member, don't laugh, who enjoyed the company of drug taking male prostitutes, and even supplied them, and paid for their cocaine ?
jarrett
2019-11-12 16:14:09
Hey Micky, Was it Jim the washing machine salesman.
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