Rarely does a day go by where Nigel Farage doesn't rear his head to shout about Brexit and after few days of relative silence, we regret to inform you he is at it again.
In an article for The ObserverLabour's deputy leader Tom Watson has implored his party to not 'sit on the fence' and put their full support behind a second EU referendum.
Watson believes that the party can never truly defeat the far-right and Farage unless they offer a 'radical alternative based on our values.'
We cannot just sit back, watch this fight on the far right, and allow Farage to prosper with a backwards-looking brand of politics that offers no solutions.
Instead, we must offer a radical alternative based on our values that speaks directly to the people we represent and demonstrate Labour has a way forward out of the crisis.
Labour won’t defeat Farage by being mealy-mouthed and sounding as if we half agree with him. We won’t beat him unless we can inspire the millions crying out for a different direction.
We won’t win if we sit on the fence about the most crucial issue facing our country for a generation.
In response to the article, the leader of The Brexit Party, lashed out at Watson on Twitter, claiming he had 'broken his promises to the people' and that a second referendum is a 'total insult to 5 million Brexit Labour voters.'
Tom Watson has broken his promises to the people. The second referendum that he backs is a total insult to 5 mill… https://t.co/8uRQh0CFjg— Nigel Farage (@Nigel Farage) 1555791282
Farage's pledge to target 'Labour lies and dishonesty' hasn't gone down too well and people have been more than happy to point out the many fibs told by the MEP over the last few years.
Including a few in the above tweet.
@Nigel_Farage 71% of 2017 labour voters voted remain. A Public vote on the deal is part of the policy decided by La… https://t.co/RoL1TJIeDp— Femi (@Femi) 1555791423
@Nigel_Farage 'Broken his promises.....' Those in glasshouses Nige shouldn't throw stones. #VoteLeaveBrokeTheLaw… https://t.co/BmBJfyimO7— Archie 💙💛🇪🇺💛💙 (@Archie 💙💛🇪🇺💛💙) 1555826521
@Nigel_Farage 65% of Labour voters opted to Remain. He's representing the majority. https://t.co/xR3AF1lCl0 https://t.co/BDXPiB29dB— HappyToast ★ (@HappyToast ★) 1555797746
Excluding those who did not vote in 2017, 23% of Leave voters were estimated to have voted Labour. Assuming all L… https://t.co/cilO71H14O— Anthony B. Masters (@Anthony B. Masters) 1555802803
@Nigel_Farage With your trusty sword of truth and your trusty shield of virtue?— MushyMelbowHead (@MushyMelbowHead) 1555791443
Oh and let's not forget that Farage said that he would back a second vote in the result of a 52-48 referendum.
@Nigel_Farage Never thought I’d say this but I agree with Farage. “In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished… https://t.co/hP9iRC1uCn— Jeff Richardson (@Jeff Richardson) 1555794303
@Nigel_Farage https://t.co/45rCQpXbV9— Fi Punchard 🔶️ (@Fi Punchard 🔶️) 1555796127
@Nigel_Farage I'll just leave this here... https://t.co/8zR8dAIkXI— 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 (@𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧) 1555826378
Watson has responded to Farage, pointing out that he will "take no lessons in lies and dishonest" from the 55-year-old.
He offers divisive opposition not responsible leadership. He changed his position on how we leave the EU. He still… https://t.co/Qmfaczafg1— Tom Watson (@Tom Watson) 1555794139