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Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he and fellow Brexit campaigners are 'marching from Sunderland to London' - but is he, really?

Mr Farage says the march, organised by Leave Means Leave, will 'tell the Westminster elite we will not be betrayed over Brexit'.

The route includes sections of up to 30 miles where marchers will use road transport, instead of walking.

So, will 54-year-old Mr Farage actually complete the entire north to south walk, as his "we're marching from Sunderland to London" tweet would suggest?

The answer, it appears, is 'no'.

We asked Leave Means Leave how much of the 13-day march the man of Kent will actually walk on his own two feet.

A Leave Means Leave spokesman told ChronicleLive final details for the Member of the European Parliament's participation have yet to be fully confirmed.

"He will be there at the beginning, in Sunderland, and the end in Parliament Square, and he will be participating at various legs, but his full involvement can not divulged," the spokesman told ChronicleLive.

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One reason Mr Farage's commitment can not be made fully public is 'security', the spokesman added.

The march starts in Sunderland on March 16 and is scheduled to finish in Westminster on March 29, the day the United Kingdom is timetabled to leave the European Union , following 2016's historic Brexit vote.

The official route bypasses sections of up to 30 miles , where campaigners will be transported from stage finishing lines to following legs by vehicles, instead of walking the distance on foot.

We asked Leave Means Leave why the marchers will not be walking the entire distance between Sunderland and London, which would be 270 miles, according to Google Maps' suggested route.

A spokesman said the length and time constraints meant chunks had to be missed out.

Leave Means Leave also said the £50 fee charged to 'core marchers' will pay for transport, accommodation, food and an 'official March To Leave kit' for those walking more than one day. Anyone who wishes to join the march for one leg is welcome to, free of charge, the spokesman told ChronicleLive, but those marching for two or more days need to sign up and pay if they want to walk with the group.

The march has been organised as the Leave Means Leave group wants Britain to be out of the EU on March 29, with or without a deal.

Prime Minister Theresa May has said MPs will be offered a chance to block a No Deal Brexit , or to extend negotiations, if an agreement can not be reached. Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will back a second referendum, after Labour's alternative Brexit plan was defeated in Parliament.