Oh I know, that's why I was going to vote Labour. But this is a purely symbolic election, given that the MEPs elected will only be in post for a few months and probably not able to influence EU policy. So all we care about here is what the headlines will say the next day, right? (Correct me if I'm wrong.)
Obviously more Brexit MEPs isn't great even in that context, but equally Labour doing well will be seen as a vindication of their Brexit policy, just like the last GE results. I think the clincher for me in that Owen Jones article is this part:
If Labour needs 'ultra-remainers' to desert them for them to get the message, then so be it. If I vote Green, at least there's no risk of it being mistaken (or wilfully misread) as a vote for Brexit.
Obviously more Brexit MEPs isn't great even in that context, but equally Labour doing well will be seen as a vindication of their Brexit policy, just like the last GE results. I think the clincher for me in that Owen Jones article is this part:
In 2017, Labour whipped its MPs to trigger article 50, and campaigned in the general election to accept the referendum result. This, it was said, would lead to electoral doom as enraged remainers fled elsewhere. Instead, it helped Labour secure the same vote share as Tony Blair did 16 years earlier, depriving the Tories of their majority.
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