Britain’s bizarre, unwanted European election

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What impact will next week’s European election have on Brexit and British politics?

Working Men’s Club, near Pontefract, has never seen anything like it. On a sunny May morning, a mass of Brexit Party supporters, armed with placards and warmed up by a tub-thumping speech from Ann Widdecombe, a former Tory minister, chant “Nig-el, Nig-el” as their hero clambers on to the platform. This month’s European election, Nigel Farage shouts, is about democracy and the betrayal of voters.

The outcome will depend heavily on turnout. In European elections it is usually small . Yet this one may see turnout rise, as both pro- and anti-Brexit forces have been energised. Pollsters find that voters now identify more strongly with Remain or Leave than with their usual parties.

 

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Not unwanted by those of us who believe UK should be playing a strong leadership role in Europe. We need a united approach to climate change and other global challenges.

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