Nigel Farage in 2019
Farage launched the Brexit Party and won the European elections just weeks later.
Key Events
- •January: Announced formation of the Brexit Party
- •April: Brexit Party officially launched
- •May: Won European elections with 31.6% of the vote just 6 weeks after launch
- •Brexit Party won 29 MEP seats
- •September: Had milkshake thrown over him by protester
- •December: Stood Brexit Party down in Conservative seats to help deliver Brexit
- •Boris Johnson won General Election with pledge to "Get Brexit Done"