THE OBSERVER: Double defeat points to unwinding of Conservative Brexit coalition

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Period25 Jun 2022

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  • TitleDouble defeat points to unwinding of Conservative Brexit coalition
    Media name/outletThe Observer
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date25/06/22
    DescriptionWakefield and Tiverton and Honiton are at opposite ends of the country geographically, socially and politically. But they have two features in common: both voted Leave heavily in 2016, and both turned against the Conservatives last week. Defeats on the same day in a northern “red wall” seat and a southern rural stronghold suggest that, six years on from the EU referendum, the Conservative majority Boris Johnson stitched together with a promise to “get Brexit done” is beginning to unravel.
    URLhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jun/25/double-defeat-points-to-unwinding-of-conservative-brexit-coalition
    PersonsRobert Ford

Keywords

  • UK politics
  • Brexit