BBC: Labour slumps to historic defeat
Labour has suffered its worst post-war election result as it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw the BNP gain its first seats at Brussels.
Labour's share of the vote at the European elections was just 15.3% - worse than party bosses had feared.
The Tories won with 28.6%, beating Labour in Wales but failing to increase their total share significantly.
The results have sent shockwaves through UK politics and led to renewed calls for Gordon Brown to quit as PM.
'Two-fingered salute'
The BNP gained a seat in Yorkshire and Humberside and in the North-West of England, where party leader Nick Griffin was elected - the first time the anti-immigration party has won seats at national elections.
And hopefully Harriet Harman will get a job she deserves. Like cleaning public toilets.
I’m not too happy about the rise of the BNP though, they are nationalists. But I guess that the backlash can be strong when it is against such a bad government as we have had.
Posted on: Monday, June 08, 2009 8:06 AM