Tuesday, June 09, 2009 LONDON: Gordon Brown faces renewed pressure on his leadership after Labour came third behind the Conservatives and UKIP in the European elections.During a night of unremitting gloom for Downing Street, the British National Party won its first two European seats.With Labour garnering just 15% of the vote, it is the party's lowest share since the First World War - and below supporters' worst expectations.Deupty party leader Harriet Harman told media, "This was a very, very big defeat for the Labour Party, what it should tell us is we have to sort out the economy so people feel secure in their financial future."But she defended the Prime Minister saying: "It is not his fault that there is a global financial economic crisis."She added, "His expertise and understanding of the economy will see us through."In the South East, Labour ended up fifth in terms of the share of the vote - behind the Conservatives, UKIP, Liberal Democrats and Greens.Labour were also fifth in the South West and lost their only MEP in that region.The party improved to third in the West Midlands, still behind UKIP, and were the main party in the North East, but still saw support fall 9% in that region.In Wales, Labour's share dropped 12%, leaving the Conservatives as the main party. It was the first time Labour had not topped a poll in Wales since 1918.David Cameron told media he was "delighted" with the results."Together with the local elections, I think they show an enormous gap opening up between Labour and Conservative - almost getting twice as many votes as Labour last night"He added, "A general election would be a great, cleansing process for our parliament and political system and would give the country a fresh start."
Tuesday, June 09, 2009 LONDON: Gordon Brown faces renewed pressure on his leadership after Labour came third behind the Conservatives and UKIP in the European elections.During a night of unremitting gloom for Downing Street, the British National Party won its first two European seats.With Labour garnering just 15% of the vote, it is the party's lowest share since the First World War - and below supporters' worst expectations.Deupty party leader Harriet Harman told media, "This was a very, very big defeat for the Labour Party, what it should tell us is we have to sort out the economy so people feel secure in their financial future."But she defended the Prime Minister saying: "It is not his fault that there is a global financial economic crisis."She added, "His expertise and understanding of the economy will see us through."In the South East, Labour ended up fifth in terms of the share of the vote - behind the Conservatives, UKIP, Liberal Democrats and Greens.Labour were also fifth in the South West and lost their only MEP in that region.The party improved to third in the West Midlands, still behind UKIP, and were the main party in the North East, but still saw support fall 9% in that region.In Wales, Labour's share dropped 12%, leaving the Conservatives as the main party. It was the first time Labour had not topped a poll in Wales since 1918.David Cameron told media he was "delighted" with the results."Together with the local elections, I think they show an enormous gap opening up between Labour and Conservative - almost getting twice as many votes as Labour last night"He added, "A general election would be a great, cleansing process for our parliament and political system and would give the country a fresh start."
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