Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage is visiting Newcastle city centre ahead of this week’s European elections.

Mr Farage is coming to the North East as part of a whistle-stop tour of the UK with Brexit Party candidates standing in the European elections.

The Brexit Party is hosting a walkabout on Northumberland Street from 12.50pm and 1.50pm on Monday, May 20 ahead of fighting its first election on Thursday.

The former UKIP leader is on course to ­virtually wipe out the Tories, ­according to a shocking new poll by the Sunday Mirror.

Nine out of 10 Brexit Party voters choosing him on Thursday promise to also do so in a General Election – which could leave just two Conservative MPs in Parliament.

The decision to hold a European election came down to the delay in the UK not exiting the EU until October.

We'll have a reporter at the scene and live updates will appear in the blog below.