Nigel Farage warns there could be riots if Brexit is blocked

Robin de Peyer7 November 2016
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Nigel Farage today suggested there could be rioting on the streets if there are attempts to block Brexit.

The interim Ukip leader warned of "political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed" if voters feel they are going to be "cheated" over the result of June's referendum to Leave the EU.

He called on Brexit backers to "get even" via peaceful protests and oppose at the ballot box anyone who seeks to overturn the process.

But Mr Farage reiterated he is "finished" with party politics, as he sought to downplay any potential return to leading Ukip in future.

Doubt has been cast over the Government's plans to trigger the process of leaving the EU by the end of next March after the High Court decided Parliament must have the final say.

The judges who ruled Prime Minister Theresa May must seek MPs' approval to invoke Article 50 have been labelled "enemies of the people" in newspaper headlines.

MEP Mr Farage told BBC One's Andrew Marr Show: "We may have seen Bob Geldof and 40,000 people in Parliament Square moaning about Brexit.

"Believe you me, if the people in this country think they're going to be cheated, they're going to be betrayed, then we will see political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed in this country.

"Those newspaper headlines are reflecting that."

Asked by Mr Marr if there will be a real danger of "disturbance in the streets and so on" if Brexit is thwarted by Parliament, Mr Farage replied: "Yeah I think that's right.

Brexit battle: Theresa May
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"I heard you talking to Gina Miller earlier about the nasty things that have been said about her. Believe you me, I've had years of this, I've had years of hate mobs - taxpayer-funded hate mobs - chasing me around Britain.

"The temperature of this is very, very high.

"Now, I'm going to say to everybody watching this who was on the Brexit side - let's try and get even, let's have peaceful protests and let's make sure in any form of election we don't support people who want to overturn this process."

Mr Farage recognised Ukip has endured a "soap opera" during a "terrible few weeks".

On his personal ambitions, Mr Farage said: "I've had enough of party politics, I'm sick of it.

Gina Miller is leading a high-powered legal challenge against Prime Minister Theresa May's right to trigger Brexit negotiations
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"I'm interested in politics, interested in issues, keen to go on campaigning.

"But party politics, preparing a party for national elections every year? Finished."

Meanwhile Gina Miller, who spearheaded the legal challenge which led to the High Court ruling Parliament must vote on the Brexit process formally starting, said "everyone in the country should be my biggest fan".

Appearing alongside Mr Farage, Gina Miller said: "This is about creating legal certainty and actually, everyone in the country should be my biggest fan because I've used my own money and a few of us we have used our own money to create legal certainty for Mrs May to move ahead."

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