Nigel Farage's Brexit Party could win its first seat in Westminster when th...
LONDON - Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party could win its first seat in Westminster when the eastern English city of Peterborough goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a new member of parliament.
The Brexit Party, launched only in April, swept to victory in the United Kingdom’s European Parliament election last month, riding a wave of anger over Prime Minister Theresa May’s failure to deliver Brexit on time. Farage played a leading role in the 2016 campaign to leave the EU. Victory for his Brexit Party in Peterborough, which supported Brexit by 61% to 39%, would increase the pressure on May’s successor to pursue a cleaner break with the EU.
“Three years ago parliament made us a promise, they gave us the opportunity to choose our future in or outside of Europe. They said they would get the job done but the job is not done and the trust is broken,” Peterborough’s Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene, a local entrepreneur, said in a campaign video.The Brexit Party is the bookmakers’ favorite to win.
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