Eurosceptics combine in umbrella GO movement for Leave campaign

Eurosceptics from the Grassroots Out campaign, Ukip and Leave.EU will come together in the umbrella GO Movement to apply for designation as the official Leave campaign in the EU referendum. The GO Movement was formed after Leave.EU and Ukip backed the cross-party Grassroots Out campaign, which gained prominence when MPs wore the group's lime green and black ties in the Commons. Ukip leader Nigel Farage will sit on the umbrella group's board alongside Tory MPs and Grassroots Out founders Tom Pursglove and Peter Bone, the GO Movement said. All three are expected to address a Grassroots Out rally on Friday evening after a crunch Brussels summit at which David Cameron is hoping to sign European leaders up to his plans for EU reform. The GO Movement claimed that rival campaign Vote Leave, which had been considered the frontrunner to be designated by the Electoral Commission, is now considering whether to join the umbrella group. But it is believed there have been no formal discussions between the two campaigns. A Vote Leave spokesman said: "We wish this new campaign well and are willing to work with anyone who wishes to campaign to leave the EU." The GO Movement application for official designation has the support of politicians from the Conservatives, Labour and Ukip. Each of these groups is represented with their own GO groups, headed by senior Tory David Davis, Grassroots Out co-founder and Labour MP Kate Hoey, and Mr Farage. Businessman Richard Tice, an ally of Ukip donor Arron Banks, will chair the board.