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Brexit Party won't stand in Tory seats - Farage General election 2019: Brexit Party will not stand in Tory seats
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Nigel Farage says Brexit Party won't contest seats won by Tories in 2017 - but will stand in all Labour seats The Brexit Party has announced that it will not stand candidates in the 317 seats won by the Conservatives at the 2017 general election.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Party leader Nigel Farage said standing candidates across the country could increase the chances of another EU referendum taking place.
You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. But he said the party would stand against all other parties - and focus on taking seats off Labour.
He had previously pledged to field more than 600 election candidates.
He said Prime Minister Boris Johnson's commitment to strike a trade deal with the EU without "regulatory alignment" was a "huge change" in the Conservatives' approach to Brexit.
Conservative Party chairman James Cleverly welcomed the move, adding the Brexit Party had recognised the risk of "preventing a stable majority government".