EX-TORY minister Ann Widdecombe is set to make a bid for a shock comeback to the Commons as it was revealed she will stand to be a Brexit Party MP.
Almost a decade after she left Westminster, the Brexit Party MEP and ex Celebrity Big Brother star is set to run again for a spot in the British Parliament.
After defecting to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party earlier this year she won a seat in the European Parliament alongside 28 others.
The 71-year-old and several others have their eyes on an MP seat, but they’d have to give up their spots in Brussels if they won.
Ms Widdecombe is one of around 100 that have already been selected to fight seats at the next election – whenever it might come.
Nigel Farage has so far kept the candidate list secret, but is set to reveal the full 650 names in the coming weeks.
Last night she told The Times she would serve a full term if she were elected as an MP.
Running for Parliament again was “not what I would have chosen, but I am very, very clear that is where duty lies.
“And I will do it with enthusiasm”.
Today the 29 MEPs were officially sworn into their places in the European Parliament.
They even turned their backs on the rest of the EU politicians as they stood up to hear the European national anthem Ode to Joy played.
Mr Farage insisted his party would be making waves in Brussels and Strasbourg – even if they would only be around a few months.
But he expressed scepticism whether Britain would really be out of the EU by October 31 as has been promised, adding: “We’ll see!”
Last weekend he also revealed several new policies for the party as it gets ready for an election.
The Brexit Party promised to halve the foreign aid budget, write off student debt and give free Wi-Fi to everyone.
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