The Brexit Party, led by Nigel Farage, sets sights on Westminster Nigel Farage has been buoyed by the popularity of his new party

Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party has its sights set on a Westminster seat as well as the European parliament elections.

The party, established by Mr Farage this year, appears to be topping the polls and looks on course to win at the European parliament elections on May 23.

Buoyed by this popularity, it has now turned its attention to the UK parliament.

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A party spokeman told The Times if a by-election was called in Peterborough “it is highly likely we will stand. We would be fighting Peterborough to win it.”

Voters in the Cambridgeshire town were 60-40 in favour of Brexit in the 2016 referendum.

And now a recall petition against the disgraced former Labour MP for the consituency could see a by-election take place.

MP Fiona Onasanya was convicted perverting the course of justice for lying to police about a speeding offence last year and jailed for three months.

She has since been expelled from the Labour Party and currently remains in the the House of Commons as an independent MP.

But if a petition against the MP gets around 7,000 signatures then Ms Onasanya would be forced out of her seat and a by-election called.

The deadline for signing the petition is 5pm on 1 May.