Thread by @uk_domain_names

Ok, time for some hard truths about the European elections.

Yes, the Brexit Party will "win", if by win we mean "take the largest share of the vote by a single party". But that's largely irrelevant. This isn't first past the post, winner takes all. They get nothing except MEPs.

And, yes, Farage will go on TV along with his minions and, with the help of a pliant media, spin the elections as some sort of massive landslide for Brexit.

But actually the vote share of the strongly pro-Brexit parties looks to be down on 2014, if recent polls are accurate.

But it's not only about raw vote counts, or percentages, it's also of course about MEPs.

In the 2014 European elections, the Tories and UKIP took 43 out of 73 MEPs.

At the moment, the Tories, Brexit Party and UKIP together look like they're only going to win between 34-38 MEPs.

And the trend is swinging ever more strongly towards the pro-Remain parties.

So it's essential not to lose heart in the last few days counting down to the vote on 23 May.

It is impossible for the Brexit Party to win the elections, because there's no prize for coming first.

It is possible to give the forces arrayed for Brexit a collective bloody nose by maximising the vote, and deploying it strategically for pro-Remain parties.

And part of that is getting the message out, as strongly as you can, however you can, that Labour are not a Remain party.