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		</div><p>Nigel Farage claimed to have “fundamentally changed” British politics despite his party’s narrow defeat as Labour won the Peterborough by-election.</p>
<p>The Brexit Party, which formed less than six months ago, was beaten by just 683 votes as the Conservatives fell back into third place.</p>
<p>The Cambridgeshire constituency, which voted 60.9% for Leave in the 2016 referendum, had been regarded as potentially fertile ground for the new party.</p>
<p>But with a relatively high turnout for a by-election of 48.4%, it was unable to match Labour’s organisation on the ground.</p>
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<p>Mr Farage made a brief appearance at the count in a sign that he may have been expecting victory – but was left disappointed.</p>
<p>But he later said the result showed that his party had shaken up British politics and called for Tories to vote tactically for the Brexit Party in future Westminster contests.</p>
<p>“What you have seen from this result last night is that British politics has fundamentally changed, it is no longer just two parties contesting,” he said.</p>
<p>Calling for Tories to vote tactically for his party, he told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “The danger is that, in seats like this, the Conservatives split the Leave vote.”</p>
<p>The result came as a huge relief for Labour after its dismal showing in last month’s European elections amid complaints that the party had failed to offer a clear line on Brexit.</p>
<p>Jeremy Corbyn said it was a “great win” and represented a rejection of the Conservatives’ “disastrous” handling of Brexit.</p>
<p>“In this key seat, the Conservatives have been pushed to the margins,” he said.</p>
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<p>“This result shows that, in spite of the divisions and deadlock over Brexit, when it comes to a vote on the issues that directly affect people’s lives, Labour’s case for real change has strong support across the country.”</p>
<p>Labour won 10,484 votes to the Brexit Party’s 9,801, with the Tories on 7,243 votes in a seat which has traditionally been a two-way Conservative-Labour marginal.</p>
<p>The Liberal Democrats were fourth with 4,159, while the Greens came fifth with 1,035 votes.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m delighted to congratulate <a href="https://twitter.com/LisaForbes_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LisaForbes_</a> on winning the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PeterboroughByElection?src=hash&;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PeterboroughByElection</a> and for running a people powered campaign.</p>
<p>Peterborough has again rejected Tory austerity &#8211; showing clear support for our programme of ending cuts, and investing in services and communities.</p>
<p>&mdash; Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeremycorbyn/status/1136804461152690176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>However, Labour’s vote share fell by more than 17 percentage points from the 2017 general election, while the Conservatives were down by more than 25 percentage points.</p>
<p>In her victory address, winning Labour candidate Lisa Forbes hailed the result as a defeat for the Brexit Party’s “politics of division”.</p>
<p>“Despite the differing opinions across our city, the fact that the Brexit Party have been rejected here in Peterborough shows that the politics of division will not win,” she said.</p>
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<p>Defeated Brexit Party candidate Mike Greene admitted he had been unable to match Labour’s established organisation in the constituency.</p>
<p>However, he insisted the party would continue to build on the momentum from its triumph in the European elections when it topped the poll.</p>
<p>“Two parties have been ruling this country for decades. That is not happening any more. We were ahead of the Tories, only 683 votes behind Labour,” he told Sky News.</p>
<p>“They have decades of data. We had nothing just four weeks ago. We did not have the vote numbers they had. We didn’t have the voting history they have.</p>
<p>“We will be back. Let’s see what does happen in the next general election.”</p>
<p>The by-election was called after Peterborough’s previous MP, Fiona Onasanya, was forced out after she was jailed for lying about a speeding offence.</p>
<p>She was elected as a Labour MP in 2017 with a wafer-thin majority of 607 but was suspended from the party after she was sentenced.</p>
<p>Among local Tory activists there was frustration that the continuing turmoil over Brexit meant they were unable to take advantage of Labour’s difficulties.</p>
<p>Chairman of the Peterborough Conservative Association Wayne Fitzgerald said it was now essential that the party committed to taking Britain out of the EU, even if it meant no deal.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">A remarkable result for our 8 week old party. If we can come so close in our 201st target seat, no seat is safe. We&#39;re very proud of @MikeGreeneTBP &; our supporters who worked so hard. Thanks to the people of Peterborough who voted for us &#8211; we promise you that we&#39;re here to stay! <a href="https://t.co/ARmLuADZ1P">pic.twitter.com/ARmLuADZ1P</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Brexit Party (@brexitparty_uk) <a href="https://twitter.com/brexitparty_uk/status/1136812871206285313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>“Parliamentarians in Westminster are against the will of the people,” he told Sky News.</p>
<p>“The Conservatives must de-select every MP who will not accept a WTO (World Trade Organisation) Brexit if it comes to that.</p>
<p>“If Boris (Johnson) or whoever is leader doesn’t do that, Mr Farage will sweep to 450 seats in the next general election.”</p>
<p>Tory leadership contenders Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt and Matt Hancock all said the lesson for the Conservatives from the result was the need to deliver Brexit.</p>
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