Why Brexit may revive Liberal Democrats / Richmond Park pro-European primary launches tomorrow

After many years of debate and prevarication the United Kingdom government announced on the 25 October 2016 its support for a new runway at Heathrow Airpprt – the first full length runway in the south-east of England since the second world war.

Conservative Member of Parliament Zac Goldsmith subsequently resigned from his Richmond Park constituency as a protest at this decision. Mr Goldsmith was also known as a Leave supporter in the Brexit referendum debate, although being the MP for a constituency which strongly voted for the UK to remain in the EU.

Pro-Europeans from other political parties held a primary to select a single candidate to fight the by-election on the 1 December 2016 on a pro-EU stance.

Consequently,

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Government decides on new runway at Heathrow http://www.europeansources.info/record/government-decides-on-new-runway-at-heathrow/

Wikipedia: Richmond Park by-election, 2016 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond_Park_by-election,_2016

Website: CommonGround http://www.commongrounduk.com/

In Facts, 08.11.16: Richmond Park pro-European primary launches tomorrow https://infacts.org/richmond-park-pro-european-primary-launches-tomorrow/

The Guardian, 26.11.16: Lib Dems eye pro-EU voters in final Richmond byelection push https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/nov/26/lib-dems-richmond-byelection-sarah-olney-eu-caroline-lucas-green-party-article-50

Blog: UK in a Changing Europe, 01.12.16: The battle of Richmond: what will it mean for Brexit? http://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-battle-of-richmond-what-will-it-mean-for-brexit/

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