Nigel Farage has said it is his "destiny" to fight for Brexit as he unveils his plans to launch a new political party to fight next year's European Parliament elections if the Government delays Britain's exit from the European Union.

The former leader of the UK Independence Party told The Sunday Telegraph that he believed he had "not fought my biggest battle yet" and would relish the battle at May's Euro elections, which he expects to be held if Brexit is delayed.

Talks have been going on for a number of months about his new party but have been stepped in the past fortnight as the full detail of Theresa May's Brexit deal has emerged.

Mr Farage, 54, said he had held talks with a number of high profile business people to stand for his new party. Its new name was "to be confirmed", he said.

Mr Farage, who quit as a member of Ukip last week sparking a number of other resignations by senior figures, said: "I sense within me I have not fought my biggest battle yet - that is how it feels. Whether it is happenstance, serendipity, destiny.

"I am not going to lie down and watch it go down the plug hole. I couldn't do that. And I won't do that. If there are European Parliament elections I am standing and I am thinking about vehicles do to that.