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Nigel Farage could lead his official ‘Brexit Party’ into the upcoming European Parliamentary elections if Theresa May extends Article 50. The Brexiteer campaigner has revealed that the new Eurosceptic Party was registered with the Electoral Commission and was ready to fight for a “proper” departure from the EU. The registration means that the Brexit Party could field candidates at the next elections.

The former leader of Ukip has already spoken to several MEPs about joining the party, while "hundreds of Conservative party members will defect" if the party campaigns in the next European election which takes place at the end of May. Mr Farage has said he would stand for the new Brexit Party if the UK’s departure from the European Union was delayed beyond March 29. He said the party was a warning signal to any MPs looking to extend Brexit, claiming that they need “to be aware there could be a very serious electoral threat to them”. The Brexiteer added: "I genuinely believe people would be very surprised at the support it would attract.

The Brexit party will “hammer” Theresa May at the upcoming European elections

I think the Conservative Party will be hammered at the European election Steven Woolfe

"There are many millions of people out there at the moment feeling disenfranchised completely, feeling that they are more Leavers, or Remainers, but feeling they are more Leavers than they are Labour or Tory supporters and this would give them a focus." Steven Woolfe, an MEP who quit Ukip last year, told the BBC that he was ready to join forces with Mr Farage. He told Newsnight: “I will stand with Nigel because he is a fantastic tactician, he has a leadership quality that is required in this country and he knows what is required to win a European election and make sure the other parties fear the will of the people. “It is a new vehicle in case a second referendum is called or if Article 50 is extended - and all the talk in Europe suggests that Brexit will be extended.