• wewbull@feddit.uk
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    4 months ago

    The DUP propped up May’s government which put through Brexit. They take their seats and speak in debates. They have an effect, but not much of one with so few seats, and Reform is on a similar number. They will be a similar small voice in Westminster.

    The vote share is a different issue. Some Tories will be looking at that longingly, but I suspect they would alienate more than they’d recruit if they actually shifted in that direction.

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      4 months ago

      I mean it’s still to do with competition. Whenever smaller parties get a larger vote share, they influence the larger parties. That’s basically how Brexit happened with UKIP