Farage tells UK voters his party is not just about Brexit

Britain’s stalled departure from European Union is taking a temporary back seat in Britain’s election campaign, as parties try to woo voters with ir domestic policies. That includes Brexit Party led by veteran euroskeptic Nigel Far, which published its policy pledges on Friday.

party, which wants Britain to make a sharp break with European Union, says it also is calling for a “political revolution” in U.K. Its policies include a written constitution, abolition of Parliament’s unelected House of Lords, more public referendums and a cut in immigration to below 50,000 people a year, less than a quarter current rate. party, founded earlier this year, currently has seats in Parliament. It is running in almost 300 seats, but it has withdrawn from 317 Conservative-dominated constituencies to avoid splitting pro-Brexit vote.

Far urged voters to give his party lawmakers in Parliament so y could pressure government for a hard Brexit, in which Britain wouldn’t remain aligned to EU rules and standards. “Without us re will be genuine Brexit,” he said. Detailed policy prospectuses, kwn as manifestoes, are a British election staple, and ir publication is a major campaign event for parties. Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru also released its manifesto Friday, calling for billions pounds (dollars) of new investment in renewable energy to create “tens of thousands of green collar jobs.”

Plaid Cymru — Welsh for Party of Wales — also opposes Brexit and calls for a new referendum on Britain’s EU membership, and backs an eventual vote on Welsh independence. party held just four of  650 House of Commons seats before election. centrist, pro-EU Liberal Democrats and environmentalist Greens have also released detailed policy platforms, and main opposition Labour Party published its manifesto on Thursday, setting out plans for a rical expansion of public spending and state ownership. Labour promised to nationalize Britain’s railways, energy utilities and postal system, cap rents, hike minimum w and abolish university tuition fees and give everyone free internet access if it wins Dec. 12 election. Labour leer Jeremy Corbyn said measures in party’s “manifesto of hope” would be paid for by increasing taxes on corporations and high earners.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson labelled Labour’s policies “ruius.” Johnson’s Conservative party has t said when it will publish its own manifesto. Johnson pushed for Britain to hold December election, which is taking place more than two years early, in hopes of winning a majority and breaking Britain’s political impasse over Brexit. All 650 seats in House of Commons are up for grabs. Johnson says if voters give Conservatives a majority he will “get Brexit done” by getting Parliament to ratify his Brexit divorce deal and taking U.K. out of bloc by current Brexit deline of Jan. 31. Labour says it will negotiate a better Brexit deal with EU, n hold a new referendum offering British voters a choice between leaving EU on those terms or remaining.