BREXT STEPS
Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party reveals plans to halve foreign aid, write off student debt and give free Wi-Fi to all
NIGEL Farage's Brexit Party has revealed plans to get ready for an election in weeks as it announces its policies to halve foreign aid, write off student dent and give free Wi-Fi to everyone.
At a packed party rally in Birmingham Farage unveiled his blueprint for Brexit Britain - and vowed to target every seat.
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And he revealed the Brexit Party has already chosen 100 candidates to fight seats for it at the next general election - but didn't release their names.
The list includes two ex-cops, ten who were in the military and a forklift driver. Several doctors, teachers and nurses are in the mix too.
All the names will be revealed next month, party sources said.
But first they are vetting thousands of candidates who have applied to be on their ballots - some coming over from other parties.
The policies are the first they have revealed apart from promising to quit the EU as soon as possible.
As part of their 'big vision', the Brexit Party have pledged:
- A £200billion Brexit booster plan for the regions, paid for by scrapping HS2, refusing to pay Brussels the Brexit bill, and cutting the foreign aid budget in half
- To cut interest on student loans to 0 per cent
- To scrap business rates for firms outside the M25 and replace it with an online sales tax
- To provide free broadband to everyone, including on buses, trains and trams
And supporters are already being asked their feedback on more policy announcements that will be revealed in the coming weeks.
All of the thousands of Brits who have attended Brexit party rallies in the last month have had to be vetted too.
The former Ukip boss said of their latest campaign push: "On Day One of the new Conservative Prime Minister, they need to know we’re ready to fight every constituency.
"We’ve got this machine. It’s oiled, it’s organised. We’re on our way. This is our number one focus at the moment - candidates, getting them in place..
"Any new prime minister needs to know that we are absolutely ready. That we are a real threat."
Richard Tice, Party Chairman commented: "Today we have announced some specific policy proposals that will help a range of voters and interest groups, but particularly those on lower incomes.
"We have to make our country fairer for all."
One of the party's new MEPs, Annunziata Rees-Mogg, said MPs should be "scared" of her party's plans for Westminster.
The party also printed out thousands of copies of its new newspaper, The Brexiteer.
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Mr Farage's Brexit Party stormed to victory in the EU elections last month, taking home 29 MEPS as voters punished the main parties for failing to leave the EU.
And now MPs in Westminster are bracing themselves for an early election to try and break the Brexit deadlock.
If the next PM decides to go for a No Deal Brexit, they are expected to face a vote of no confidence in the Commons within days.
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