General election: Johnson apologises for article comparing women wearing burqas to letterboxes – live news
Parties out in force during final stretch ahead of 12 December vote, after two days of Nato drama
Lance Forman, the London MEP, is speaking at the press conference.
He says, if it is acceptable for the Brexit party to stand down in 317 Tory-held seats, it makes sense for the Brexit party to back the Conservative party everywhere.
The four Brexit party MEPs who have left to back the Conservatives are now holding a press conference in Westminster.
There is a live feed here.