Boris IS open to election deal with Nigel Farage as Tory chiefs hold secret talks with Brexit Party

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BORIS Johnson IS open to an election deal with the Brexit Party after Tory chiefs held secret last-minute talks with Nigel Farages team, reports claim.

One of Mr Farages most-trusted allies is to have met with Conservative power brokers to discuss pulling his candidates out of the race.

Boris Johnson could be open to an election deal with the Brexit Party to help see of Jeremy Corbyn, it is believed

NIGE OFFER

It was suggested that if the Euro-sceptic boss got the vast majority of his MP hopefuls to stand down, Mr Johnson would promise to go back and broker a harder Brexit deal with the EU, The Mail On Sunday reports.

The move comes as Mr Farage who has vowed to contest 600 seats – comes under mounting pressure to give the Tories a clear run in Leave-voting seats.

If there is a hung Parliament, any seats won by Mr Farage’s party in the December 12 poll could be crucial in delivering Mr Johnson a potential majority in the Commons.

Four of his candidates have quit the race and urged voters to back the PM instead.

‘HEATED’ DISCUSSIONS

Andrew Reid, former treasure of Mr Farages old party Ukip, reached out to Tory chiefs to see if they were open to a pact with heated discussions following.

Under the proposals, believed to have been suggested by Mr Reid, Mr Farage would accept and back Boris Brexit deal.

However, he would demand the Political Declaration on our relations with Brussels after Brexit would be changed.

The PM would need to cut the transition period from 2022 to 2020 and ensure the UK would not be bound by EU regulations after that.

If these things were guaranteed in the deal, then Mr Farage would stand down his candidates.

While Mr Farage was not involved in the talks, he said the clock was ticking down if the Tories wanted to make a deal before the final deadline for candidate nominations this Thursday.

He added: Im not asking for much.

The summit has been revealed by multi-millionaire Brexiteer Aaron Banks – once Mr Farages closest ally.

Mr Banks, who donated to Leave.eu, told the Mail: A compromise has been proposed which would see Nigel ordering those of his candidates who simply cannot win to stand aside but only on condition that various entirely realistic changes are made to the deal which Boris negotiated with Brussels.

He added: It is time for Nigel and his supporters to be realistic. If he ploughs ahead and refuses to stand down his partys candidates the ones who stand no chance at all of winning then he will help Corbyn form the next Government.

CANDIDATE CRISIS

Mr Farage has been told that he risks Britain being led by a shabby coalition of socialists, Lib Dems, Scottish and Welsh nationalists if he contests seats the Tories are vying for.

Peter Udale, the party’s nominee in the Cotswolds, urged voters to back the Conservatives instead.

He said: “I believe that by far the biggest threat that currently faces this country is a government led by Jeremy Corbyn.

The former Brexit Party hopeful in the battleground seat of Workington, Philip Walling, has begged colleagues to copy his decision to withdraw.

Mr Walling told the Mail: I plead with every other Brexit candidate to do what I have done: examine your conscience in the cold light of reason.

And if you think you risk splitting the Tory vote, and so damaging the best chance of Brexit that Britain has got, then for God’s sake stand down.

Trusted allies of Nigel Farage have met with Tory chiefs to discuss an election deal