‘Party for 17.4m People’: Brexit Party Polling Third Place for EU Elections

by Victoria Friedman

The Nigel Farage-led Brexit Party is polling in third place ahead of European Parliament elections, with Tory Party numbers “significantly squeezed” by the emergence of the new eurosceptic group.

The poll by the Open Europe think tank ranked Labour in pole position with a considerable lead over the Conservatives, 37.8 per cent to 23 per cent, while the new Brexit Party has 10.3 per cent of voters’ support.

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Current voting intention for European Elections:

Labour – 37.8%
Conservatives – 23.0%
Brexit Party – 10.3%
Liberal Democrats – 8.1%
UKIP – 7.5%
Change UK – 4.1%
SNP – 4.1%
Greens – 4.0%

— Henry Newman (@HenryNewman) April 10, 2019

Commenting on the results Wednesday, Director of Open Europe Henry Newman said “things are not pretty for the Conservatives already,” observing that “Conservative support in these elections appears to have been significantly squeezed, perhaps by [the] emergence of [the] new Brexit Party.”

“And there are further causes for concern for both main parties, particularly when you look at the potential support for new challenger parties and the possible effects of differential turnouts,” Mr Newman added.

The think tank chief said that support for the new Brexit-supporting party and the Remain-supporting Change UK could be “expected to continue to grow in coming weeks as their name recognition develops.”

“When asked later in the survey about the new parties, after their initial voting intention had been recorded, many respondents showed significant interest in supporting them,” he continued.

Our 2 party system is breaking down.

If you voted for Brexit both parties have failed you. That is why The Brexit Party is so important. We are the party for 17.4 million.

— The Brexit Party (@brexitparty_uk) April 10, 2019

full story at https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/10/poll-brexit-party-third-place-eu-elections/