Anti-EU party beats Cameron’s Tories in UK by-election

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Series Details 01.03.13
Publication Date 01/03/2013
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EurActiv reported that United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron's ruling Conservative party was humiliated in a by-election in England on the 28 February 2013 after it was defeated by its scandal-ridden coalition partner (Liberal-Democrats) and pushed into third place by MEP Nigel Farage's anti-EU UKIP party.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/uk-europe/anti-eu-party-beats-camerons-tor-news-518160
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BBC News, 01.03.13: Eastleigh by-election: Lib Dems hold on despite UKIP surge http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21625726
BBC News, 03.03.13: Farage: UKIP not just a protest vote http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-21647066
ESO: Background information: Farage and Ukip ride ‘anti-politics’ wave http://www.europeansources.info/record/farage-and-ukip-ride-anti-politics-wave/

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