Nigel Farage softens stance in attempt to form pact with Tories

Nigel Farage speaks during a Brexit party election tour event at Little Mill village hall near Pontypool. Photograph: Mark Hawkins/Barcroft MediaNigel Farage has pulled back on his “drop the deal” threat to Boris Johnson in an attempt to get the prime minister to sign an election pact with the Brexit party.Farage began the party’s election campaign last week saying he would put up candidates across the country unless Johnson abandoned his Brexit deal and formed a leave alliance