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The former Ukip leader launched a furious attack on Mrs May and said Britons will not get “any form” of Brexit until six years after the UK has left the European Union. Speaking on the Today programme, Mr Farage said: "We will finish up perhaps in an even worse place than we are now because we won't be free to de-regulate, we won't be free to go out in the world and make our own deals, we won't be controlling our own borders and we will still be accepting rules from Brussels. “She is taking us in the wrong path” He added: ”We have the got wrong leader. If we had a leader who actually believed in Brexit and was prepared to see there was a vision for the future we could make a success of it.”

Brexit news: Nigel Farage warned the UK will not leave the EU for another six years

We are having to make a series of concessions and kicking the can down the road Nigel Farage

He said 17.4 million Brexit-voting Britons are “crying out” for “proper strong leadership”. Mr Farage added: “With Brexit we become self-governing. That means we can get things right or yes, indeed, we can get things wrong. But it’s up to us to chart our own destiny. And what we need right now is a leader that believes in Brexit.” The MEP warned the EU are aware that Mrs May is unlikely to walk away from negotiations. He said: “Theresa May parroted ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’ – I think just to get votes in the general election – and Barnier knows that the one thing the Prime Minister will not do under any circumstance is to walk away.

“And that’s why we are having to make a series of concessions and kicking the can down the road.” The staunch Brexiteer has also accused EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier of trying to “break up the United Kingdom” by tearing apart Theresa May’s backstop proposal. Mr Farage said: “Barnier is trying to break up the United Kingdom. “He’s not carrying out these negotiations in good faith and it’s time for Mrs May to stand up to him.” Mr Barnier rejected Mrs May’s proposed “backstop” customs system for Northern Ireland, which could see Britain remain in a “temporary customs arrangement” after the Brexit transition.

Brexit latest: David Davis meets EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier Mon, March 19, 2018 David Davis meets EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Brussels ahead of a crunch meeting of European Union leaders later this week Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 10 British Brexit minister David Davis (L) and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier meet at the European Commission in Brussels