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Constituencies which the Brexit Party contested at the election. In April 2019, party leader Nigel Farage said the Brexit Party intended to stand candidates at the next general election. [3] The same month, he promised not to stand candidates against the 28 Eurosceptic Conservative MPs who opposed the Brexit withdrawal agreement in Parliament. [4]
The manifesto was dubbed "the longest suicide note in history", and the election was won by the Conservatives, led by the incumbent prime minister, Margaret Thatcher. [9] Thatcher continued to serve as prime minister until she resigned on 22 November 1990, amid divisions within the Conservative Party over the UK's involvement in Europe. [10]
The motion as tabled by the Government states that if the Withdrawal Agreement had not been ratified by 20 March, then the Government would seek an extension of Article 50 to 30 June, the last possible day that Brexit could take place without requiring British participation in May's European elections. [98]
The United Kingdom in orange; the European Union (27 member states) in blue: a representation of the result of Brexit. Brexit (/ ˈ b r ɛ k s ɪ t, ˈ b r ɛ ɡ z ɪ t /, [1] a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take a 15 per cent hit to trade in the long term, while experts suggest that the UK has ...
1 A majority of UKIP MEPs defected to the Brexit Party over the course of the 2014-2019 Parliament, and both UKIP in 2014 and the Brexit Party in 2019 were led by Nigel Farage. 2 The first election held under PR, swing is compared to previous FPTP election. 3 At least one major party was not in the top two.
1.4 2015 general election, ... Brexit. Vote Leave; 2016 explored candidacy; ... Labour win (new seat) 2001 general election, Henley
Brexit was the central issue of the election campaign; [7] arguments were made that it was a proxy for a second Brexit referendum. [8] [9] The election was won by the Brexit Party, which won the most votes and became the largest single national party in the European Parliament, being the dominant choice of those who had voted to leave the ...