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Farage: 'Disturbance in the streets' if Brexit is foiled

Anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage has warned of "disturbance in the streets" if Brexit does not happen.

Nigel Farage said he 'understands' anger in the wake of a High Court decision Credit: PA

Speaking on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show, the former Ukip leader said he "understood" controversial newspaper headlines in the wake of a High Court decision over Article 50, labelling judges "enemies of the people".

If the people in this country think they're going to be cheated, that they're going to be betrayed, we're going to see political anger the likes of which none of us have ever witnessed in our lifetimes in this country.

Those newspaper headlines are reflecting that.

There is a political and wealthy ruling elite who are not prepared to accept the democratic result of the referendum.

I've seen movement to try and keep us in the single market. Now we've seen Jeremy Corbyn, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg - even some Tory backbenchers who were on the leave side are now arguing 'well of course, Britain must stay part of the single market. And frankly, if that's where we end up, we've got half-Brexit and that's not what we voted for.

– Nigel Farage

He also suggested he would not trust the Supreme Court, to whom the government is appealing the case.

"I'm afraid that the reach of the EU into the upper echelons of society om this country makes it quite difficult for us to trust the judgments," he added.