Quote Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever View Post
You'll be pleased to know that I'm not going to disappoint you. A vote for the Brexit party could indeed put the Labour party in power if the polls narrow from where they are at the moment. This is entirely down to our electoral system, which means the Leave vote will be split in some constituencies. This could deny the Conservative candidate victory with a LibDem or Labour candidate coming through the middle to win instead. In fact this is exactly what did happen at the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election in August.

And no it doesn't work the other way around just as well. At the moment the average poll ranking has the Tories on 39% with the Brexit party on only 10%. In 2015 UKIP won 12.6% of the vote but picked up only one seat. I doubt the Brexit party will win any but they'll surely deny the Tories a fair number.


What is it about the deal Boris agreed that makes you think it is like remaining? The vast majority of people who have been euro-sceptics for many years would disagree with you. And that includes people in the Brexit party like the MEP John Longworth. I think there has already been a couple of Brexit party candidates who have stood down because they disagree with Farage. Even Arron Banks, his old chum and campaign donor has said he supports Boris' deal.

Let's be honest there could have been nothing that Boris had agreed that Farage would accept. He would prefer Brexit not to happen at all than lose the limelight. Dare I say it perhaps he enjoys the trappings of the Brussels gravy train a bit too much.
Here's why: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pr1AyTrIQ

Muddy the Tories are a tribal party. They backed Boris as PM so they're prepared to swallow this Brexit sell out. Look at Rees-Mogg - who I like - saying we'd be a vassal state under Mrs May's deal then on the third time of asking he voted for it. The Tories have no principles except one, compromise. But as stated earlier a compromise on Brexit is Remain.

We're going to see over the coming month who argues the most consistently. Who presents the detail in Boris' deal in the most convincing way. I don't think it will be Boris because as demonstrated in parliament he hasn't grasped the details.