Both the U.K.'s main political parties face poor performances in the upcoming European elections.
But some political analysts say they that weeks of unsuccessful talks between the Conservative and Labour leaderships — known as the "front benches' for where they sit inside the Westminster parliament — and a terrible electoral performance by both parties in recent UK council contests, may mean ordinary lawmakers on both sides of the political spectrum have decided to harden their respective stances on Britain's EU membership.
"But they also increased the incentive for Brexiteers in the Conservatives and Remainers inside the Labour Party to prevent a deal. It really ossified everything." A Downing Street spokesperson acknowledged to Westminster-based journalists on Monday that the cross-party talks had been both "serious" and "difficult.
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