Labour is on course to come fourth in next month’s Euro elections, the party’s senior MPs fear.
Canvassers campaigning for the European Parliament poll on June 4 are detecting a surge towards the UK Independence Party. Some fear even traditional Labour voters are ready to back the anti-EU party as a protest vote.
But the public anger against the mainstream parties is not translating into support for the extremist British National Party, Labour insiders claim.
One senior backbencher said: “We really could finish fourth in this election. That is how low Gordon Brown has brought us. The voters hate him and they want to punish Labour.”
Another Labour backbencher said: “On the doorsteps, people are saying ‘Voting BNP is a step too far but UKIP are getting my vote’.”
A Populus poll yesterday showed support for smaller parties – including UKIP, the Green Party and the BNP – up four per cent to 13 per cent in a month. Labour fell four to 26, the Tories fell four to 39, and the Lib Dems were up four to 22 per cent.
Daily Express
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