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Lewis Goodall
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For the last 6 weeks I've followed the @brexit_partyuk, from its very first rally to its last. The Tory party might be about to transform. If so, it started with the rise of this new force: an assault on British political life. My special report.
Do give it a watch this weekend if you have time, should set the scene for Sunday evening's election night (which I'm naturally insanely excited for!) With special thanks to amazing producers @LouisDegenhardt @LizLaneSky and cameramen @SamWilliamsNews @Finn_Lehane
The Americanisation of British political culture, is well and truly on its way.
Sorry that should be @camera_sam, though I’m sure @SamWilliamsNews is great too
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Lewis Goodall
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Ok. Let’s do this. #ep2019
Join us live from 2100 on @SkyNews.
Hearing from a source in Wales, voter sampling suggests that Labour, a party which has won every national election in Wales bar one for a century, might well come fourth tonight. #EP2019
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Lewis Goodall
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Something very interesting going on in Denmark. Social Democrats doing v well, bodes well for them in imminent general election. Terrible result for far right Danish People’s Party, lost half their vote.
But SDs have moved far to the right on immigration. Is the lesson for social democrats that they must ape the right on integration to stop the haemorrhaging of working class voters? #EP2109
Fascinating results coming from Ireland.

Exit poll shows a remarkable green surge. Up from 1.2% to *23%*

Sinn Fein could be about to lose all their seats in the Republic. Could be left with a single seat- in Northern Ireland. Oh the irony.
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Lewis Goodall
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Ok let’s do this- what you should be watching out for in #EP2019 (THREAD).
Obviously, the rise of the Brexit Party will take all the headlines. Forget Brexit for a moment, this is actually a really interesting political test case. Can a party with almost no local infrastructure win an election from 36000 feet? Without a “get out the vote’ operation?
If BXP does worse than expected or doesn’t perform as well as its poll performance, we can conclude that this campaigning experiment (campaign by rally, few boots on the ground) has held the party back. If they can’t match 26.6% (UKIP’s score in 2014) we’ll know why.
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Nicolai von Ondarza
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First impressions on joint report on first phase of #Brexit negotiations:

This is the first real milestone towards orderly Brexit. It should both put political fictions of exit from Brexit & chaotic no deal scenario to bed.

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Positive are that necessary details on social security, health care, recognition of qualifications etc. are settled.

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