Ann Widdecombe 'was offered Brexit talks role to stand down as Farage candidate'

Nigel Farage and Ann Widdecombe voting in the European parliament in September where they both sit as MEPs. Photograph: Vincent Kessler/ReutersNigel Farage has stepped up his attacks on the Conservative party as it was claimed that senior Brexit party figures – including Ann Widdecombe – had been offered post-election roles or peerages as part of an attempt to get him to stand down more candidates at the general election.Widdecombe, the party’s candidate in Plymouth Sutton and