At a forthcoming by-election, potential MPs try to ignore Brexit
Canvassers discover there is no Brexit dividend for Labour or the Tories
BRITONS TIRED of Brexit could do worse than head to Newport. A flick through the pamphlets of the two leading candidates in the Welsh city’s by-election, which is set for April 4th, provides a break from the endless talk about Britain leaving the EU. Labour’s candidate, Ruth Jones, makes no mention of it, instead promising more police on Newport’s mean streets. Matthew Evans, the Conservative challenger, has sidelined Brexit in favour of a simpler main message to voters in the traffic-clogged city: “Build the M4 relief road now.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Don’t mention the B-word”
Britain March 30th 2019
- Theresa May pays the ultimate price to try to seal her Brexit deal
- Theresa May has united Britain: everyone hates her Brexit deal
- At a forthcoming by-election, potential MPs try to ignore Brexit
- Manchester shows how hard it is to integrate health and social care
- Brexit was scheduled for March 29th. Wasn’t it meant to be easy?
- How high can Britain’s minimum wage go?
- The end of Theresa May
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