The UK's Labour Party edges out Nigel Farage's Brexit Party in the Peterborough by-election
Peterborough, United Kingdom Britain's opposition Labour Party have held on to the parliamentary seat of Peterborough in eastern England in a tight by-election race, denying Nigel Farage's Brexit Party a first seat in parliament.
Despite winning huge support across the UK during last month's European election, the Brexit Party was edged out by Labour by a margin of 683 votes.Addressing supporters following the count, Labour candidate Lisa Forbes hailed her party's victory as a sign that the"politics of division" would not triumph.Forbes, a union activist, won 10,484 votes, beating the Brexit party's Mike Greene, who took 9,801 votes.
— The Brexit Party June 7, 2019 The result is something of a set-back for the insurgent Brexit Party, which since its launch in April has moved to harness dissatisfaction among traditional Labour and Conservative voters, many of whom have grown frustrated at the inability of traditional parties to deliver Brexit. Read MoreLed by Nigel Farage, the former head of the UK Independence Party, the Brexit Party has advocated for a no-deal departure from the European Union.
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