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Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid Cymru reveal remain election pact Lib Dems, Greens and Plaid Cymru reveal remain election pact
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Parties agree to stand aside in more than 60 seats to avoid splitting remainers’ voteParties agree to stand aside in more than 60 seats to avoid splitting remainers’ vote
Pro-EU candidates have said they are “putting party politics aside” as they launched a pact to not stand against each other in more than 60 seats at the December election to avoid splitting the remain vote. Pro-EU candidates said they were “putting party politics aside” as they launched a pact on Thursday under which they agreed not to stand against each other in more than 60 seats in the general election to avoid splitting the remain vote.
The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green party have agreed to give voters just one “remain choice” across England and Wales, with candidates standing aside in seats in Brighton, Exeter and Bristol, parts of London and the south-west and 11 of Wales’s 40 constituencies. The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green party said they would give voters just one “remain choice” across England and Wales, with candidates standing aside in seats in Brighton, Exeter and Bristol, parts of London and the south-west and 11 of Wales’s 40 constituencies.
The project, called Unite to Remain, and led by the former MP Heidi Allen, has been launched more widely after they claimed initial success in the Brecon and Radnorshire byelection earlier this year. In that seat the Greens and Plaid Cymru stood aside for the Lib Dem candidate, who ousted the sitting Conservative MP, Chris Davies. The project, called Unite to Remain and led by the former MP Heidi Allen, has been launched more widely after its initial success in the Brecon and Radnorshire byelection earlier this year. The Greens and Plaid Cymru stood aside for the Lib Dem candidate in that seat, ousting the sitting Conservative, Chris Davies, in the process.
Allen, who is leaving politics at this election after spells with the Tories, Change UK and the Lib Dems, said: “This is a Brexit election, and staying in the European Union is possible – and this is the deciding moment. Allen, who is leaving politics at the election after spells with the Tories, Change UK and the Lib Dems, said: “This is a Brexit election, and staying in the European Union is possible, and this is the deciding moment.
“We are putting party politics aside in the interest of our country and [we have] cemented a cross-party arrangement whereby remain-voting parties in England and Wales are working together to back one remain candidate.“We are putting party politics aside in the interest of our country and [we have] cemented a cross-party arrangement whereby remain-voting parties in England and Wales are working together to back one remain candidate.
“With a single remain candidate in each of these seats we can deliver a greater number of MPs into parliament. This is our opportunity to tip the balance of power away from the two largest parties and into the progressive remain alliance.”“With a single remain candidate in each of these seats we can deliver a greater number of MPs into parliament. This is our opportunity to tip the balance of power away from the two largest parties and into the progressive remain alliance.”
The Green party will not be challenged by the Lib Dems in Brighton Pavillion, which is being defended by Caroline Lucas. They also did this in the 2017 general election. The Greens will also be the only “remain candidate” in eight other seats in England and the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. The Lib Dems will not challenge the Green party in Brighton Pavillion, which Caroline Lucas is defending. They did the same in the 2017 general election. The Greens will also be the only “remain candidate” in eight other seats in England and the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales.
The Lib Dems are set to benefit most significantly in terms of an unrivalled campaign, as the Greens stand aside for them in 40 seats in England, and Plaid and the Greens stand aside in three seats in Wales. Among the seats in England are Tory-held Watford, Esher and Walton, and Chelsea and Fulham. The Lib Dems are set to benefit most from the arrangement, given that the Greens will stand aside in 40 seats in England, and Plaid and the Greens stand aside in three seats in Wales. Among the seats in England are Tory-held Watford, Esher and Walton, and Chelsea and Fulham.
The Lib Dem leader, Jo Swinson, said it was only possible to build a brighter political future “if we are prepared to work alongside others”. And Adam Price, the leader of Plaid Cymru, said the strategy was “grown-up politics”. The Lib Dem leader, Jo Swinson, said it was only possible to build a brighter political future “if we are prepared to work alongside others”. Adam Price, the leader of Plaid Cymru, said the strategy was “grown-up politics”.
The Greens and Lib Dems will stand down in favour of Plaid Cymru in Arfon, Caerphilly, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Pontypridd and Ynys Môn.The Greens and Lib Dems will stand down in favour of Plaid Cymru in Arfon, Caerphilly, Carmarthen East and Dinefwr, Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Llanelli, Pontypridd and Ynys Môn.
Unite to Remain’s directors include the Labour peer and former cabinet minister Jim Knight and Jessica Simor, a remain-supporting QC. Unite to Remain’s directors include the Labour peer and former cabinet minister Jim Knight and the remain-supporting QC Jessica Simor.
Full list of remain candidatesFull list of remain candidates
ENGLAND England
Green party (Lib Dems standing aside)Green party (Lib Dems standing aside)
Brighton, PavilionIsle of WightBristol WestBury St EdmundsStroudDulwich and West NorwoodForest of DeanCannock ChaseExeterBrighton, PavilionIsle of WightBristol WestBury St EdmundsStroudDulwich and West NorwoodForest of DeanCannock ChaseExeter
Liberal Democrats (Green party standing aside) Lib Dems (Green party standing aside)
BathBermondsey and Old SouthwarkBuckinghamCheadleChelmsfordChelsea and FulhamCheltenhamChippenhamEsher and WaltonFinchley and Golders GreenGuildfordHarrogate and KnaresboroughHazel GroveHitchin and HarpendenNorth CornwallNorth NorfolkOxford West and AbingdonPenistone and StocksbridgePortsmouth SouthRichmond ParkRomsey and Southampton NorthRushcliffeSouth CambridgeshireSouth East CambridgeshireSouth West SurreySouthportTaunton DeaneThornbury and YateTotnesTunbridge WellsTwickenhamWantageWarrington SouthWatfordWellsWestmorland and Lonsdale WimbledonWinchesterWitneyYork OuterBathBermondsey and Old SouthwarkBuckinghamCheadleChelmsfordChelsea and FulhamCheltenhamChippenhamEsher and WaltonFinchley and Golders GreenGuildfordHarrogate and KnaresboroughHazel GroveHitchin and HarpendenNorth CornwallNorth NorfolkOxford West and AbingdonPenistone and StocksbridgePortsmouth SouthRichmond ParkRomsey and Southampton NorthRushcliffeSouth CambridgeshireSouth East CambridgeshireSouth West SurreySouthportTaunton DeaneThornbury and YateTotnesTunbridge WellsTwickenhamWantageWarrington SouthWatfordWellsWestmorland and Lonsdale WimbledonWinchesterWitneyYork Outer
WALES Wales
Green Party (Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru standing aside)Green Party (Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru standing aside)
Vale of GlamorganVale of Glamorgan
Liberal Democrats (Greens and Plaid Cymru standing aside) Lib Dems (Greens and Plaid Cymru standing aside)
Brecon and RadnorshireCardiff CentralMontgomeryshireBrecon and RadnorshireCardiff CentralMontgomeryshire
Plaid Cymru (Lib Dems and Greens standing aside)Plaid Cymru (Lib Dems and Greens standing aside)
ArfonCaerphillyCarmarthen East and DinefwrDwyfor MeirionnyddLlanelliPontypriddYnys MônArfonCaerphillyCarmarthen East and DinefwrDwyfor MeirionnyddLlanelliPontypriddYnys Môn