Britain's Brexit Party triumph raises chances of no-deal
London - Nigel Farage's anti-EU Brexit party topped European Parliament polls in Britain, putting intense pressure on the ruling Conservatives who suffered a historic rout and raising the chances of a no-deal outcome.
In a sign of the divisions still gripping Britain three years after the referendum vote for Brexit, the pro-European Liberal Democrats and Greens also made significant gains. Describing the result as "very disappointing", she said: "It shows the importance of finding a Brexit deal, and I sincerely hope these results focus minds in parliament."
In Sunderland, a Brexit-backing area in northeast England, several voters voiced support for a no-deal Brexit following the results.It was also a bad night for the main opposition Labour party, which has been accused of a confusing position on Brexit and slumped to 14.1%.Farage only registered his party in February but succeeded in leveraging his reputation as one of the masterminds of the pro-Brexit campaign in 2016.
The Greens, who campaigned on an anti-Brexit ticket as well as for action on climate change, won seven seats with 12.1% of the vote. Analysts, however, warned that European election results cannot be easily translated into success at British parliamentary elections, not least because a different voting system is used.May's bickering Conservative party had been braced for poor results and barely bothered to campaign.
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