Video
Heidi Allen quizzed about Remain unity
Heidi Allen representing Change UK. Photograph: John Stillwell/PA. - Credit: PA Wire/PA Images
Amid concerns for unity within the Remain movement, an iconic campaigner tried to pin down Change UK interim leader Heidi Allen.
Heidi Allen was caught for a quick question about Remain unity by Steve Bray on College Green. Picture: Steve Bray - Credit: Steve Bray
Steve Bray, also known as 'Mr Stop Brexit', collared Allen in a friendly but hurried exchange on College Green, seemingly to ask whether Change UK had been approached by the Liberal Democrats for an alliance.
He said: 'The one key question I need to ask you: Liberal Democrats reached out, and ...'
Before he could finish, Allen said: 'Honestly, I'm not going to answer that question,' adding that she had to be somewhere.
A report from the Financial Times recently suggested that if the Greens, the Liberal Democrats and Change UK put together a unified set of candidates they could win 16 of the 60 European Parliament seats being contested.
You may also want to watch:
Without this, said the analysis, that number would be reduced to just seven, held only by the Liberal Democrats.
READ MORE: Anti-Brexit parties could double their seats in the European elections if they form pactHowever, talks between the parties so far are reported to have come to nothing.
Bray's own decision to quit his candidacy in the EU elections was motivated by through his concerns about splitting the Remain vote, telling The New European that he was 'frustrated' by Change UK's rumoured rejection of a partnership with the Liberal Democrats.
READ MORE: 'Mr Stop Brexit' stands down as EU candidate in the name of Remain unity'We need to create unity,' he said.
Most Read
- 1 Leave EU website suspended after EU registry blocks move to Ireland
- 2 Comedian wins praise after shaming No 10 during Dancing on Ice appearance
- 3 Television drama to focus on Boris Johnson's first year in Downing Street
- 4 Boris Johnson blames seafood companies for post-Brexit sales slump
- 5 Progressive alliance could see Labour win 351 seats at next election, new analysis reveals
- 6 Boris Johnson claims Labour supporters using Universal Credit vote to incite hatred
- 7 Michael Gove among 14 Tory MPs revealed to have joined banned Parler app
- 8 Priti Patel fails to appear in Commons to answer questions on missing police records
- 9 UK has highest Covid-19 death rate in world
- 10 Dominic Raab 'not convinced' collapse of fishing businesses would be result of Brexit deal
'It broke my heart not to stand. But the nation must come before anything else - before politics, before party.'
Become a Supporter
The New European is proud of its journalism and we hope you are proud of it too. We believe our voice is important - both in representing the pro-EU perspective and also to help rebalance the right wing extremes of much of the UK national press. If you value what we are doing, you can help us by making a contribution to the cost of our journalism.
