Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government had been desperate to avoid UK participation in polls for UK seats in the 751-seat European Union legislature. The vote in Britain on May 23 is being held almost three years after UK voters chose to leave the EU. Two new parties — the anti-EU Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage and the pro-European Change UK party — are campaigning hard, hoping to make gains among disgruntled Britons. May has pinned hopes of securing Parliament's support for a Brexit deal on reaching a compromise with the opposition Labour Party. May has said she will step down once a Brexit deal has been ratified, but it's unclear when — or even if — that will happen.

Source: The Telegraph May 07, 2019 18:45 UTC