How Remain will lose the UK European Elections

Remainers are heading for a massive defeat — all of their own making. However, it doesn’t have to be like that.

Since the results of the Brexit referendum were announced, there has been a steady and ongoing shift in the mood of the UK electorate. Polls are now showing a lead for remaining in the EU, with the lead up to 60/40 in some surveys. However, the Remain camp are headed for a monumental loss in the European elections because they have not learnt the lessons of the referendum.

Failure to unite

What is clear from the polling is that, if you add up all the Remain votes, they massively outnumber the votes for the Brexit Party and that is before we get into a discussion about whether Labour is a Brexit party or not (SPOILER ALERT: It’s first priority is to Brexit under Labour’s terms).

Numerous leading lights from Change UK, Renew, the Greens and Lib Dems have suggested reasons why it was not possible to unite under a single banner, however, it would have just taken some creative thinking and for the withdrawal of some parties in exchange for spaces on the standing party’s list. But, whatever, they made their choice and they will split their vote.

The consequences of that are as obvious as the consequences on the internecine attacks that, in particular, some…