I posted early projections showing the ruling Conservative party likely to run in third place.
Oh dear … 3rd place is just a dream now. Via BBC projections as counting becomes clearer (but not final yet)
- Brexit Party 32%
- Liberal Democrats 20%
- Labour 14%
- Green 12%
- Conservatives 9%
- SNP 4%
I don't want to draw any firm conclusions of where to for Brexit now. But perhaps some implications:
- Hardline Brexiteers have had their hand strengthened
- Hardline Remainers have had their hand strengthened (maybe by not quite so much)
- The let's make a deal lot in the middle have seen plenty of deserters.
A fair summary or not?
Result = clearer fragmentation in UK politics.
Can't see this does much for the governability of the UK. Or for GBP either.
