NIGEL Farage has wished Boris Johnson luck getting Brexit done by October 31 – but cast doubt on whether he has the “courage” to do it.
The Brexit Party leader congratulated the new Tory leader on his stunning win this lunchtime, and warned that if he doesn’t give Britain Brexit, his party is over.
He said this afternoon: “I wish Boris Johnson well as Prime Minister with his ‘do or die’ pledge to deliver Brexit on October 31.
“It is ‘do or die’ not just for Brexit, but for the future of the Conservative party too.
“Does he have the courage to deliver for the country?”
The Brexit party stormed the European elections in May, which shouldn’t have been held as Britain was meant to be out of the EU by then.
Voters turned on Labour and the Tories as they failed to deliver on the 2016 referendum result.
And today Brexit Party chairman Richard Tice also poured cold water on Boris’, asking whether Brits can really trust the man who will become the next PM tomorrow.
Mr Tice said: “The Conservative members who have just elected Boris Johnson, and the voters who support him, are clear in their support for delivering Brexit on time.
“But can we trust him? He and the party he now leads have just 100 days to deliver.“Boris is not well known for honouring his word on Brexit, since he voted for the terrible Withdrawal Agreement after calling it vassalage.
“The Brexit Party stands ready to fight a general election, contesting all 650 seats across the UK.
“We are the only party that can be trusted to deliver on Brexit.”
The incoming PM will have just 100 days to deliver on his do-or-die promise to take Britain out of the EU on October 31 – after winning twice as many votes as his rival.
BoJo used his victory speech to call for unity in the divided Tory party after a bruising leadership campaign – vowing to “deliver Brexit, unite the country and defeat Jeremy Corbyn”.
He rode a wave of optimism with his charismatic personality to sweep aside a huge field of challengers and win the support of grassroots Conservative activists.
Mr Johnson won over 66.4 per cent of members’ votes, with Mr Hunt trailing far behind on just 33.6 per cent.
But in a sign of the challenge facing the next PM, Remainer minister Anne Milton today became the latest to quit because she can’t serve under Boris.
The new leader will address a meeting of all Tory MPs this afternoon, urging unity after the divisive internal election campaign.
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