"Do I find a seat to try get myself into parliament or do I serve the cause better traversing the length and breadth of the United Kingdom supporting 600 candidates, and I've decided the latter course is the right one."
— Nigel Farage

January 1, 1970

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Farage's advocacy of his party standing in 600 constituencies (approximate number excludes Westminster seats in Northern Ireland) was dropped a week later and the party did not stand in seats held by the Conservatives at the 2017 United Kingdom general election to prevent a split of pro-Brexit voters between the two parties.