What do the EU elections mean for Brexit? It’s complicated
The Conservatives turned in their worst electoral performance since 1832.
Labour managed to finish third in Wales and a remarkable fifth in Scotland.
Meanwhile, the Lib Dems have rediscovered their mojo and the Brexit party has taken on and beaten all comers from a standing start.
The two big parties – Labour and Conservative – haemorrhaged votes.
Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats picked up an impressive 20% of the vote – their best ever European performance.
And last but not least was of course the Brexit party.
Whatever one thinks of its leader it is hard not to be impressed by the way Nigel Farage propelled his troops to outright victory, insisting on the need for a “clean” (no-deal) exit from the EU.
The shocking performances of the two big parties means that one possible way out of this bottleneck – a general election – is less likely than it was.
The one thing that Conservative and Labour MPs want less than Brexit gridlock is an early encounter with the same electorate that just issued them such a severe punishment.
