Can the Brexit Party gain a foothold in Westminster?
A by-election in Peterborough offers the chance of Parliamentary representation
WHEN NIGEL FARAGE took to the stage after his triumph in the European elections, he delivered a warning. “If we don’t leave on October 31st then the scores you’ve seen for the Brexit Party today will be repeated in a general election,” he said. “And we are getting ready for it.” His threat will now be put to the test in Peterborough, a small city in eastern England, which holds a by-election on June 6th.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Now for a real test”
Britain June 1st 2019
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