WATCH: Farage announces he won’t be standing in the General Election

“I’ve thought very hard about this: how do I serve the cause of Brexit best?”

WATCH: Johnson on the Brexit Party – “The only consequence of voting for them…is that you’ll get Jeremy Corbyn”

The Prime Minister says he has ruled out a pact with any party, for the same reason.

Joel Roberts: Conservatives risk a rout in London if ‘getting Brexit done’ is our only message

We win elections when we appeal to a broad swathe of voters. The Prime Minister was a popular Mayor in the capital, he must retain his instincts from that time.

WATCH: Farage’s ultimatum – drop the deal or the Brexit Party contest hundreds of seats

He says his party is open to a ‘Leave Alliance’, but will go it alone if Johnson continues to rebuff their advances.

The Election Battlegrounds 1) East Midlands

Our survey of the electoral battlefield kicks off with the East Midlands, where Labour and the Tories go head-to-head with minimal interference from smaller parties.

Henry Hill: Why Johnson cannot, and should not, write off the Scottish Conservatives this election

Conventional wisdom is that the Party will suffer a serious setback north of the border. The Prime Minister must resource a more optimistic strategy.