The former UKIP leader has called for the UK to become a one-party state, describing anyone who disagrees with him an ‘enemy of democracy’.
Nigel Farage, who led the alternative Leave.EU campaign for the UK to exit the European Union, has made clear that he sees no space for MPs who disagree with his version of Brexit by calling for those who voted against the government’s bill to trigger Article 50 to “pay the price” for their alternative views.
His increasingly extreme rhetoric comes after the Commons voted 498 to 114 to support Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to begin formal negotiations for leaving the EU by the end of March.
The Leave campaign won the referendum on 23 June by a narrow margin of 51.9% to 48.1%, and a number of MPs represent constituencies that voted overwhelmingly for Remain, notably in London and Scotland.
In the British parliamentary democracy, MPs are elected to make decisions for their constituents, and despite a large turnout for a non-binding referendum, debate on how and if Brexit will work should face continued parliamentary scrutiny in the Commons and the Lords. Politicians that vote with their conscience for either side of the debate should not be demonised for voting the way they feel will work best for the people they represent.
Nigel Farage was rejected by the British public in five separate attempts to become an MP, and currently works as an MEP and a Fox News contributor in the US.
