Monday 27 May 2019

The will of the people


So we have finally held the second referendum on our membership of the European Union and almost all the results are in; what follows may need to be was tweaked following the final declarations with the one UKIP MEP in Scotland being replaced by a Brexit MEP.  

63% of registered voters chose not to participate, 15% voted for explicitly Remain parties, 13% voted for explicitly Leave parties and 8.5% for the two divided parties which form the Government and the Official Opposition.  

There were 23 24 UKIP MEPs (including Nigel Farage) at the beginning of the last European Parliament and there will be 28 29 Brexit MEPs (including Nigel Farage) at the beginning of the new European Parliament.  

And every politician being interviewed this morning is saying this outcome reflects people’s support for exactly the position that particular politician took yesterday morning.

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