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		</div><p>Nigel Farage has ruled out standing in the upcoming British general election, claiming his position as an MEP gave him a better chance to influence Brexit.</p>
<p>The former Ukip leader said he would be able to use his profile in European politics to put &#8220;real pressure&#8221; on MEPs to back a &#8220;sensible deal&#8221; for the UK. But he acknowledged that the thought of standing had been &#8220;tempting&#8221; &#8211; particularly given former Ukip MP Douglas Carswell&#8217;s decision to stand down in Clacton.</p>
<p>Mr Farage used an article in the Daily Telegraph to claim the Essex seat would have given him an &#8220;easy win&#8221; if he had stood. Mr Farage, who has failed seven times to win a seat at Westminster, said a victory in the snap election would have been a &#8220;vindication&#8221; for him &#8211; but he had come to the conclusion that he would have more influence in Strasbourg and Brussels.</p>
<p>He said Clacton was &#8220;now Carswell-free, and perhaps the number one Eurosceptic constituency in the country by demographics&#8221;. &#8220;It would be a very easy win and for me, a personal vindication to get into the House of Commons after all these years of standing in elections,&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>But he added: &#8220;If I compare the platform I have in Strasbourg to being a backbench MP, there is frankly no comparison. &#8220;The Brexit negotiations will take place in Brussels and the European Parliament will not only have a large impact on them, but ultimately will have the right of veto any deal at the end of the two-year process.</p>
<p>&#8220;I believe I can use my profile in European politics to put real pressure on MEPs to vote for a sensible deal with the UK.&#8221; He pointed out that there was a set of European elections just weeks after the UK is due to leave.</p>
<p>&#8220;The MEPs across the continent who are attempting to be re-elected need to feel the heat and the threat of losing their seats if they don&#8217;t back a sensible deal,&#8221; he said. Mr Farage promised to &#8220;help and support&#8221; Ukip leader Paul Nuttall, who he had earlier said faced &#8220;six weeks to prove himself&#8221; in the job.</p>
<p>Mr Nuttall has faced criticism over his leadership in the face of damaging internal battles in the Eurosceptic party and his own disastrous by-election bid in Stoke-on-Trent.</p>
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