What does the Remain parties’ pact for the Brecon by-election mean for politics?
Politics Explained: Though they failed in Peterborough, the anti-Brexit parties have now united behind one candidate
The parties that want to cancel Brexit have united behind a single candidate – Jane Dodds, the Liberal Democrat – in the by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire on 1 August.
This gives Dodds a good chance of winning the seat from Chris Davies, the Conservative, who was sacked as the MP by a recall petition after he was found to have falsified his expenses.
The unity of the Remain parties contrasts with the confusion in the Peterborough by-election last month. In that election, the Lib Dems and Greens both stood candidates, winning 12 per cent and 3 per cent of the vote respectively. Change UK tried to organise a pact behind a single Remain candidate, but failed, and its candidate withdrew just before nominations closed.
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