Brexit has faded quickly as an issue in Ireland, giving way to concerns about the housing shortage, rising rents and growing homelessness. For all his success as a diplomat, voters fault Mr. Varadkar for failing to confront these and other domestic woes. nyti.ms
Working-class voters in England's Midlands have reviled the Tories ever since the 1980s era of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. But Brexit has replaced her as the defining issue. nyti.ms
The Brexit issue has long paralyzed the main parties. As a result, increasingly polarized voters are searching for parties that promote their side unabashedly: the Brexit Party for Leavers and the Liberal Democrats for Remainers who want a 2d referendum. nyti.ms
Brexiteers - who have spent three years saying Brexit is the key issue for voters - are now scrambling to say it doesn't matter in this week's elections. theneweuropean.co.uk
