A parliamentary by-election in a small town in central England became the focus of Britain's Brexit crisis. Here's why:
Britain’s opposition Labour party has narrowly held on to a key constituency in a byelection widely seen as gauging the country’s feelings on Brexit.
Given its voting history, many pundits in the UK framed the by-election context as a referendum on the major parties’ approach on the most important political issue in recent British history. The party have eaten into the ruling Conservative party’s vote share, with outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May’s party trailing on just 18 percent.Speaking before the by-election, Farage said: “Let’s get a voice in Westminster that believes in Britain, that believes in Brexit.”
Appeasing all those strands has been a challenge for both May and Corbyn, and many voters are turning to those who have clear positions on the topic. The main beneficiaries have been Farage’s Brexit party, which advocates a hardline Brexit, and the Liberal Democrats, who have taken up a pro-Remain platform.There’s no escaping the reality that Brexit has been a major conundrum for opposition leader Corbyn.
Labour’s woes lie in the fact it traditionally draws support from the pro-EU young in urban centres, as well as white working class voters in smaller towns who largely voted to leave.
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