The Brexit Party leader was being lined up for a 30-minute Question Time special in the run-up to the December 12 vote because of his plans to field 600 candidates nationwide.

It came after police revealed they were assessing two allegations of electoral fraud after claims the Tories offered peerages in return for standing down.

The Conservatives filed an official complaint to watchdog Ofcom after the decision to substitute the Prime Minister and fellow absentee Nigel Farage with dripping frozen water installations.

HENRY DEEDES: Nigel Farage loves a pint of Greene King India Pale Ale but his Brexit Party has reached the point of last orders. All signs suggest humiliation for Farage's party.

Annunziata Rees-Mogg told The Mail on Sunday of her shock at the level of vitriol directed by his supporters since she went public with her decision on Thursday.

Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party handed victory to Jeremy Corbyn in 20 key seats at the general election last week, according to internal Tory polling.

Brexiteer hopes of Nigel Farage becoming the UK's new US ambassador have been dashed after it emerged the government is only accepting applications from existing civil servants.

Dehenna Davison, the 26-year-old MP for Bishop Auckland, infuriated Downing Street by saying that Nigel Farage deserved a peerage for his anti-EU campaigning.

The Brexit Party leader claimed the 'Establishment' had done everything it possibly could to make the event in Parliament Square a 'damp squib'.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Whispers reach me that Boris's new BFF, Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo, is secretly engaged to George Cottrell - the millionaire aristocrat dubbed 'Posh George'.

David Shipley from Buckinghamshire, was today sentenced to three years and nine months imprisonment and disqualified from being a director for seven years.

KATE FALL: June 23, 2016. Referendum day. After a late dinner at No 10, we have gathered round the television in the Thatcher study, the sword of Damocles hanging.

Sipping a glass of red wine, the Brexit Party leader said 'we are all locked down' and 'there isn't much else to do' as he held a Q&A on Facebook Live last night.

The law enforcers 'advised' Mr Farage on lockdown rules and essential travel after a complaint was reportedly made following his trip to the Port of Dover in Kent.

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio are both A-list heart throbs and the stars of Quentin Tarantino's new flick Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.

Billboards and ads across Los Angeles for Quentin Tarantino's new film were vandalized with images of Jeffrey Epstein, Roman Polanski and Woody Allen and re-titled Once Upon a Time in Pedowood.

In a joint interview with Leonardo DiCaprio, 44, Pitt said: 'It's a constant battle. You gain wisdom as you get older, so self-doubt gets less, hopefully.' The pair star in Quentin Tarantino's newest film.

So rarely when movies are based on real people is the true story as compelling as the chain of events depicted on screen, but when it comes to the life of Hal Needham, there seems to be an exception.

Margot looked fantastic on the red carpet in Rome with co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, but the moment she started moving, she discovered why normal women don't wear such flimsy dresses.

The movie star appeared alongside Margot in 2013 blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street and there was one scene in particular, in which he admits she 'blew [him] away'.

The 34-year-old reality star admitted she had a wild night with Leonardo DiCaprio nearly a decade ago and turned down his advances after six months of texting.

The Suicide Squad star, 29, stunned in a black shirt dress with a red, green and blue deer pattern on it and dramatic should pads.

The model, 22, was spotted out with her boyfriend Leonardo DiCaprio in Manhattan, after jetting in from South Carolina following the nuptials.

Leonardo DiCaprio's girlfriend Camila Morrone shared some snaps of herself decked out in aplunging gold dress at Justin and Hailey Bieber's lavish wedding in South Carolina.

Celebrity photographer Randall Slavin was a struggling actor in the 1990s in LA when he took many of the iconic images, now part of a new book called We All Want Something Beautiful.

While Leonardo DiCaprio has had a successful career since he was a young child, Titanic was his true breakout role, and it seems he has Paul Rudd to thank for it.

'Once Upon a Time' won't be shown in China because of its portrayal of Bruce Lee (played by Mike Moh, pictured left) while 'Abominable' is banned in Vietnam because of a map of South China Sea.

The Academy Award-winning actor proved he was primed for another success as he headed to meetings in Beverly Hills on Tuesday. Leo, 44, dressed in his typically inconspicuous uniform.

Olivia Wilde stepped out in a glamorous white dress at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 4th Annual Patron Of The Artists Awards.

Camila Morrone was seen at LAX airport in a casual white T-shirt and baggy distressed jeans with minimal makeup. She was catching a flight despite it being her beau Leonardo DiCaprio's birthday.

Taking to Instagram in June, the 22-year old actress shared a black and white image of Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart following an adverse response to her dating DiCaprio, 45.

Edward Norton relived the moment he saved Leonardo DiCaprio from drowning during a scuba diving excursion in the Galapagos Islands on The Jonathan Ross show.

Whistleblowers at the firm, which has a call centre in Greater Manchester, have described instances in which a 'money gun' was used to fire fake notes of cash when a deal was closed.

The veteran star, 83, appeared humbled as he greeted the leader of the Catholic Church

Victoria Silvstedt turned heads as she hit the beach in a yellow ruffle bikini in St Barts on Wednesday.

The film star, who has long campaigned on environmental issues despite receiving criticism for making use of private jets, praised the move on Twitter on Thursday evening.

It seems Brad Pitt formed quite the bromance with Leonardo DiCaprio while filming Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. 

Leonardo DiCaprio was seen posing with longtime friend Robert De Niro, 76, during the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards held in Beverly Hills. They worked together on the 1993 film This Boy's Life.

Brad Pitt and best friend Leonardo DiCaprio reunited for the Oscars Nominee luncheon in Los Angeles on Monday.

The Oscar winning actor took the drivers seat in his flash Audi SUV as they left Kevin Hart's comedy gig at The Peppermint in West Hollywood.

The 22-year-old actress looked absolutely angelic in white as she hit the Oscars Red Carpet without her 45-year-old boyfriend on Sunday evening.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Florence Pugh was stopped entering the arena for the Oscar ceremony by a burly security guard despite being nominated for Best Supporting Actress.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone were all smiles during a romantic day checking out art galleries and enjoying lunch in Downtown New York City on Saturday.

The model and budding actress looked edgy in an all-black ensemble as she left celeb hotspot Madeo in LA, on Tuesday night

The 73-year-old actor says that the Fox network never bothered to tell him the show was canceled in April of 1997, and didn't give him or his castmates any gifts to commemorate the series, as custom dictates.

Meital Dohan, 40, split up with Al Pacino, 79, in February this year. Meital said she dumped the Oscar-winning movie icon because he 'didn't like to spend money' and only bought her flowers.

Leonardo DiCaprio took a little down time for a stroll with girlfriend Camila Morrone through the deserted streets of West Hollywood on Wednesday.

The actress broke out opposite Jared Leto on the 90s MTV series My So-Called Life and later starred opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in the 1996 motion picture Romeo + Juliet.

CRAIG HOPE: Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is on his way out of Stamford Bridge and the only question which remains is exactly when he will leave. We trace the key events that led to his demise.

PETE JENSON: If La Liga had started when Diego Costa played his first league game this season, then Atletico Madrid would be top and heading for the title.