With Thursday's stunning election result, the Conservative Party is now composed of two wings: hard-line free marketeers and the newcomers, ex-Labourites who expect Brexit to lead to a revival of traditional industries https://nyti.ms/38yByhH
Nigel Farage, the pro-Brexit leader, announced he would not run for a seat in Parliament in the coming elections, but vowed to lead his party in a vigorous campaign that could threaten Prime Minister Boris Johnson https://nyti.ms/2qdrwkz
"People's Vote of the whole country on this whole Brexit shit show - affront to democracy. New prime minister chosen by 0.25% of the whole country, 81% of whom did not vote for the party he/she will lead - democracy in action." https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/alastair-campbell-boris-johnson-tories-labour-britains-democratic-deficit-1-6091757
#FakePolling? YouGov hits back as Farage can't accept the Lib Dem lead over the Brexit Party https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/farage-calls-lib-dem-lead-fake-polling-1-6081737
European elections 2019: Brexit party takes lead in UK results with Lib Dems in second – live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/may/26/european-elections-2019-results-eu-election-parliament-brexit-party-farage-tories-may-live?CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1558911487
Polling suggests Labour could have had an 8% lead over the Brexit Party right now if it had taken a different route with its manifesto. https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/remain-united-european-election-polling-1-6062180
Brexit Party has nine-point lead over Labour in fresh polling - despite offering no manifesto https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/brexit-polling-from-yougov-for-the-times-1-6029434
An anti-Islam activist recently named an adviser to the far-right U.K. Independence Party was planning to lead a “Brexit Betrayal” march in central London to rally for a clean split from the European Union https://nyti.ms/2RMhDTI
Expecting Labour to lead on stopping Brexit is a mistake. If the public mood changes, it seems fairly likely the party will follow. http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/abi-wilkinson-don-t-expect-labour-to-halt-brexit-it-s-down-to-all-of-you-1-5164275
