Could the upcoming general elections in Britain result in a deepening political polarisation?
Johnson had earlier indicated that he would “rather be dead in a ditch” than ask the EU for a delay to Brexit past the October 31 deadline. he sent a letter to the EU for an extensionThe Labour Party, on the other hand, has struggled to put forth a clear message on Brexit. At a party conference last month the party finally settled on a position that it would negotiate a closer relationship with the EU than the current government has and then it would put it up to a referendum.
Both party leaders are good election campaigners, however, they are also very divisive in an already polarised electorate. Since the UK voted in the 2016 referendum to leave the EU, consecutive governments have struggled to deliver on it. Equally a majority of Remain voters believe violence was also a price worth paying if it meant the UK would stay in the EU.
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