Millions of voters feel politically homeless and would consider backing a new centre-ground party, a poll has revealed. Almost half of those questioned in an exclusive survey for The Independent said both that they did not feel represented by any established party and that a new organisation would have a chance of winning their vote. The BMG Research poll comes as Labour has moved to the left and the Conservative pursuit of Brexit has alienated some centre-ground voters, with new movements arising in a bid to fill the gap. Read more After the debates on Syria and antisemitism, Labour is now two parties But in a blow for hopeful Remainers, EU withdrawal is not the issue that motivates people – with a majority of the public suggesting they would not vote for a new party simply because it was “anti-Brexit”. The poll asked a representative sample of more than 1,500 people, “To what extent, if at all, do you feel that any of the current political parties in the UK represent your views?” Overall, 40 per cent said they were “very” or “fairly” well represented and 19 per cent said they did not know. But 41 per cent said they… Read full this story
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