The Games of Thrones: Who will sit in 10 Downing Street and rule over United Kingdom?
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European Parliamentary elections 27th May
The United Kingdom invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union on 29 March 2017 following a referendum on 23 June 2016 to leave the European Union. As a result, the country was due to leave the EU on 29 March 2019, before the European Parliament elections took place. Nonetheless, on 27 May 2018, it was reported that the UK’s Electoral Commission had set aside £829,000 for its “activities relating to a European Parliamentary election in 2019”. The Commission described the money as a “precautionary measure, so that we have the necessary funds to deliver our functions at a European Parliamentary election, in the unlikely event that they do go ahead.
Party Brexit positions
| Party | Brexit Position | Withdrawal Agreement Position | |
| Ulster Unionist | Pro-Brexit | Opposes | |
| UKIP | Pro-Brexit | Opposes | |
| SNP | Anti-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Sinn Féin | Anti-Brexit | Supports | |
| Plaid Cymru | Anti-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anti-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Labour | Pro-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Green (E&W) | Anti-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Democratic Unionist | Pro-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Conservative | Pro-Brexit | Supports | |
| Change UK | Anti-Brexit | Opposes | |
| Brexit Party | Pro-Brexit | Opposes | |
Labour-Tory Brexit talks end without deal
17th May: Brexit had been due to take place on 29 March – but after MPs voted down the deal Mrs May had negotiated with the bloc three times, the EU gave the UK an extension until 31 October.
This prompted negotiations between the Conservatives and Labour to see if the parties could come to a Brexit agreement, despite differences over issues including membership of a customs union and a further referendum.
Who will be the next Conservative Party leader and UK PM?
16th May: Mrs May has promised to set a timetable for leaving Downing Street following a House of Commons vote on her EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill in the week beginning 3 June.
Both Conservative and Labour experience voter apathy at local elections due to impasse over Brexit
2 May: Local elections in 248 English local councils. Conservative councillors were elected to 3,561 seats, a decrease of 1,333 from their previous count. Labour won 2,023 seats, down by 82. The biggest winners were the Liberal Democrats, who gained 704 seats to make a total of 1,351 councillors, and the Green Party, who gained 194 seats for a total of 265 seats. UKIP lost 145 seats, having only 31 councillors elected.
