Since creating the Brexit Party, Mr Farage has used the failure to deliver on the Brexit referendum to create a party that has surged ahead of both Labour and the Tories in the EU election polls. The Tory party was severely punished during the recent local elections and in a recent YouGov poll, the Conservative Party has now fallen behind the Greens and Lib Dems. Speaking to the Express.co.uk, Dr Simon Usherwood, deputy chair at The UK in Changing Europe think tank argued Mr Farage has used the major problem of the current Brexit predicament to shoot his party up the polls.

Dr Usherwood said: “Farage has tapped into a thick seem of where Brexit is and that is that it’s stuck.

“At the moment he’s the only one that comes up with a strong argument.

“He’s got all the best tunes on Brexit, he’s got a clear message.

“He has credibility that some politicians might not have.”

Mr Farage has been in a defiant mood recently and even boasted that his party has already gathered over 100,000 registered supporters in five weeks.

The Brexit Party leader has seemingly capitalised on the current struggles of both the Tories and Labour who yesterday confirmed that their cross-party talks were concluded.

Unfortunately for Theresa May, her attempt at trying to gain some crucial support for her Brexit deal has failed as she could not come to a compromise with Jeremy Corbyn.

In light of that, Dr Usherwood added the worry for most of the parties is not the power Mr Farage has at the moment but more the influence he “may have after the election” and whether other politicians will try to match him.

Speaking to the BBC yesterday, Mr Farage insisted that a new Tory leader should be “fearful” of the success of his party at a future general election.

Moreover, Mr Farage claimed that “no deal will be back on the table” if his party wins in the EU Elections next week.

He said: “If the Brexit Party could win these elections next week and win them well, leaving with no deal is back on the table.

“I’m going to demand that we have representation in those negotiations because we will have a democratic mandate to do so

“And I think Mrs May will have been gone within a few weeks, we may just get a Prime Minister who for fear of the Brexit Party says ‘We’re leaving on October 31 regardless’.”

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