Earlier in the day former prime minister and Labour campaign adviser Tony Blair said in a speech that the United Kingdom could descend into chaos if it quits the European Union.
“It is no surprise to see [Blair] pat Miliband on the back for signing up to the corporatist EU agenda. There is no doubt that the corporate big business sector that has made Blair so rich is against having a referendum so neither is it a surprise to see Blair peddling their message,” Farage said in a statement.
Farage added that when Blair was the UK prime minister, his government promised to hold a referendum on the EU constitution that became the “Lisbon Treaty,” but that he cynically broke his promise.
However, Farage agreed with Blair’s remark regarding Cameron’s reluctance to leave the European Union.
“Cameron has no intention of leaving the EU. All his posturing on the EU is driven by one thing, and one thing alone, fear of the hopes of the British people, a fear that is causing them to support UKIP in their millions,” Farage added.
In January 2013, Cameron promised to hold a referendum on Britain's EU membership in 2017, if the ruling Conservative Party wins an outright majority in the May election.
In the end of March, the Labour party, led by Edward Miliband, posted a full-page election campaign advert in The Financial Times, featuring quotes from Britain's biggest business leaders, underlining the disadvantages of leaving the bloc.
The May UK general elections are expected to be the tightest race in decades.
According to a BBC tracker measuring party support, the two main rivals in the upcoming elections are the Conservative Party and the Labour party, accounting for 34 and 33 percent of UK voting preferences respectively. UKIP, who are demanding a referendum on UK membership in the European Union be held this year, polls third with 13 percent of respondents.
