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Farage drives to meet Donald Trump this week. Careful analysis of the European election results suggests a weak spot in his strategy.

The Brexit party weak spot: Data analysis shows where Farage underperformed

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Battle for No.10: A contest held behind closed doors in parliament for the approval of MPs and party members.

There are no winners in this Conservative leadership contest

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Pitching for votes: Tory candidates on Brexit

What are the Tory candidates’ Brexit policies?

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US President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Ford's Theatre Society Annual Gala yesterday. He will arrive in London this week.

Trump’s UK trade deal: An abusive relationship with a now vulnerable country

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The Liberal Democrats performed more strongly in the election than many analysts had expected.

Post-Mortem: What worked for Remain in the European elections – and what didn’t

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Mapping the data: Making conclusions about a second referendum with European election results presents severe difficulties

Post Mortem: What the European elections tell us about a second referendum

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Remain alliance: Cooperation between anti-Brexit MPs from different parties has been spotty

Now’s the time to demand Remain MPs work together

Without coordination from Remain MPs, a Tory-Brexit party initiative could secure a majority.

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Voting reform: European elections use a closed-list proportional representation system

The European elections proved the need to reform Britain’s voting system

No matter the result, millions of people got to back a party and see them elected last week. Maybe it’s time for Westminster to use a similar system.

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European elections data: Remainers are having to pick between a diverse selection of potential parties

The Remain strategy: Region-by-region voting guide

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Farage campaigns for the Brexit party during the European parliamentary elections

Up close and personal with the Brexit party pyramid scheme

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Farage arrives for an interview with Andrew Marr last weekend, in which he challenged this host about bias

Nigel Farage’s claims of BBC bias are part of his act – journalists shouldn’t play along

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Open vs closed: New political identities could see voters switch parties more easily

European election analysis: Open-closed divide means voters can switch parties more easily

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Counting of ballots begins in the Northern Ireland local elections as at Coleraine Leisure centre in County Londonderry.

Local election analysis: This all feels very unstable

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Voting takes place for the local elections in parts of England today

Papers please: How the government is making it harder to vote in the local elections

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Financial services: Sector faces massive challenges outside the EU

Brexit will hammer Britain’s financial services – and no-one seems to have noticed

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Punishment ballot: Labour's decision to prevaricate on a second referendum will cost it Remain votes at the ballot box

The Remain tactic is now simple: Give Labour a bloody nose

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Unclear directions: Brexit has sucked the meaning out of British politics

Labour’s manifesto decision is another cynical act of ‘constructive ambiguity’

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Theresa May watches children climbing while on the local election campaign trial. Faith in her Brexit policy is now almost completely eroded.

Playtime is over: I can’t keep on supporting Brexit if this is how the govt behaves

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Censored: The porn block is due to come online this summer.

UK porn block: Ineffective policy poses new threat to privacy

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