GETTY Farage: 'I am delighted that we are now starting to sing from the same hymn sheet'

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Indeed, it is the number one issue in British politics and the one that can win this referendum for us on the Leave side and ensure that Brexit becomes a reality. I am therefore pleased that the senior Conservatives on the Leave side from Boris Johnson to Iain Duncan-Smith, Michael Gove to Chris Grayling, are all now talking about this issue. Indeed much of the language I have used over the years on the over-supply in the unskilled labour market and the damaging impact of mass EU migration is now being used by others on the Leave side.

The issue of EU open door immigration will be the defining issue of this referendum campaign Nigel Farage

The fact that these issues are now being taken head-on and the Leave side is now campaigning more on the issue of EU open borders is very welcome news indeed. As someone who has always wanted all on the Leave side to work together to get our country back, I am delighted that we are now starting to sing from the same hymn sheet. The bad news is that the referendum still looks very blue-on-blue.

Though Conservative figures and voters are of course vital in order to win this referendum, the vast majority of those who will be eligible to vote did not vote Conservative. The Leave side must reach out across the spectrum to Labour voters, to those in the Trade Union movement and to non-voters. In order to reach out and motivate these people to go out and vote to Leave the EU, we must have a broad range of figures representing our side.

GETTY Farage: 'The bad news is that the referendum still looks very blue-on-blue'

The public at large are not interested in Tory bickering. They want to know how and why we would thrive outside of the European Union if they are to vote for Brexit and it is the job of myself and others to make that case as clearly as possible. The other bad news is that sadly as it stands, the BBC have currently decided that UKIP will not be represented on the main stage of their big Wembley debate. None of the three figures arguing for Brexit will be from UKIP.

GETTY Farage: 'Conservative figures and voters are of course vital in order to win this referendum'

I find this to be totally unfair given UKIP is the only national anti-EU, pro-Brexit party in Britain, won the European Elections and secured four million votes at the General Election. Our Party Chairman has written to the BBC and I hope that they reverse their decision.

GETTY Farage: 'BBC have currently decided that UKIP will not be represented at their debate'