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The party really is over</a> </h3> <div class="list-of-entities__item-author-name"> Andrew Lilico </div> <span class="premium-label">Premium</span> </div> <div class="list-of-entities__item-author-image"> <div class="list-of-entities__item-author-image-container"> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="list-of-entities__item premium" data-timestamp="1556883222486"> <div class="list-of-entities__item-link"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/five-takeaways-local-elections-results-bode-farages-brexit-party/" class="list-of-entities__item-image-container" tabindex="-1"> <div class="responsive-image list-of-entities__item-image " data-width="319" data-height="199" data-alt="Local elections analysis" data-frz-ratio="1.60" data-src="/web/20190503132913oe_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/0503_PORTAL_ZD_LIB_DEM_GOOD_NIGHT-01-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqxnlSljj15z1o8iKqMGA7tyH0-jRUT4rHK8EgtaGoQwQ.jpg" 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style="padding-bottom:62.38%;" data-asset-type="article"> <noscript> <img src="/web/20190503132913im_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/0503_PORTAL_ZD_LIB_DEM_GOOD_NIGHT-01-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqxnlSljj15z1o8iKqMGA7tyH0-jRUT4rHK8EgtaGoQwQ.jpg" alt="Local elections analysis" width="319" height="199" class="responsive-image--fallback"/> </noscript> </div> </a> <div class="list-of-entities__item-body"> <span class="m_meta-property"> <time class="m_meta-property__date" title="03 May 2019, 12:33pm" datetime="2019-05-03T12:33:42" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate> <span class="m_meta-property__date-date">03 May 2019</span><span class="m_meta-property__date-separator">,</span> <span class="m_meta-property__date-time">12:33pm</span> </time> </span> <h3 class="list-of-entities__item-body-headline"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/five-takeaways-local-elections-results-bode-farages-brexit-party/">Five takeaways from the local elections results and why they bode well for Farage's Brexit party</a> </h3> <span class="premium-label">Premium</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="list-of-entities__item premium" data-timestamp="1556879780366"> <div class="list-of-entities__item-link"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/local-elections-deliver-slap-face-major-parties-liberal-democrats/" class="list-of-entities__item-image-container" tabindex="-1"> <div class="responsive-image list-of-entities__item-image " data-width="320" data-height="200" data-alt="Bolton Council count" data-frz-ratio="1.60" data-src="/web/20190503132913oe_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/TELEMMGLPICT000195919549-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq4POtkKlMnbnjmurEo3KPFJVZbS2YloelwIqA-nNp-xE.jpeg" 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style="padding-bottom:62.5%;" data-asset-type="article"> <noscript> <img src="/web/20190503132913im_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/TELEMMGLPICT000195919549-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq4POtkKlMnbnjmurEo3KPFJVZbS2YloelwIqA-nNp-xE.jpeg" alt="Bolton Council count" width="320" height="200" class="responsive-image--fallback"/> </noscript> </div> </a> <div class="list-of-entities__item-body"> <span class="m_meta-property"> <time class="m_meta-property__date" title="03 May 2019, 11:36am" datetime="2019-05-03T11:36:20" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate> <span class="m_meta-property__date-date">03 May 2019</span><span class="m_meta-property__date-separator">,</span> <span class="m_meta-property__date-time">11:36am</span> </time> </span> <h3 class="list-of-entities__item-body-headline"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/local-elections-deliver-slap-face-major-parties-liberal-democrats/">Local elections deliver 'slap in the face' for major parties as Liberal Democrats benefit from the Brexit protest vote</a> </h3> <span class="premium-label">Premium</span> </div> </div> </li> <li class="list-of-entities__item comment premium" data-timestamp="1556874983660"> <div class="list-of-entities__item-link"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/tories-pasting-could-have-much-worse-just-wait-european-elections/" class="list-of-entities__item-image-container" tabindex="-1"> <div class="responsive-image list-of-entities__item-image " data-width="229" data-height="143" data-alt="Comment: Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after casting her vote at a polling station near her home in the Thames Valley " data-frz-ratio="1.60" data-src="/web/20190503132913oe_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/TELEMMGLPICT000195876096-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBcaCHr_CS_DMQDarnL5iJ-HMlcFcNLKfPytb6Zv23W4.jpeg" 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style="padding-bottom:62.45%;" data-asset-type="article"> <noscript> <img src="/web/20190503132913im_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/TELEMMGLPICT000195876096-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBcaCHr_CS_DMQDarnL5iJ-HMlcFcNLKfPytb6Zv23W4.jpeg" alt="Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after casting her vote at a polling station near her home in the Thames Valley " width="229" height="143" class="responsive-image--fallback"/> </noscript> </div> </a> <div class="list-of-entities__item-body"> <span class="m_meta-property"> <time class="m_meta-property__date" title="03 May 2019, 10:16am" datetime="2019-05-03T10:16:23" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate> <span class="m_meta-property__date-date">03 May 2019</span><span class="m_meta-property__date-separator">,</span> <span class="m_meta-property__date-time">10:16am</span> </time> </span> <h3 class="list-of-entities__item-body-headline"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/tories-pasting-could-have-much-worse-just-wait-european-elections/"><span class="sr-only">Comment: </span>This local elections meltdown is a warning to the Tories</a> </h3> <div class="list-of-entities__item-author-name"> Stewart Jackson </div> <span class="premium-label">Premium</span> </div> <div class="list-of-entities__item-author-image"> <div class="list-of-entities__item-author-image-container"> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="list-of-entities__item comment premium" data-timestamp="1556873979149"> <div class="list-of-entities__item-link"> <a href="/web/20190503132913/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/05/03/voters-punishing-political-class-gross-incompetence-brexit/" class="list-of-entities__item-image-container" tabindex="-1"> <div class="responsive-image list-of-entities__item-image " data-width="320" data-height="199" data-alt="Comment: Ben Habib speaks at the launch of the Brexit Party at BG Penny & Co" data-frz-ratio="1.60" data-src="/web/20190503132913oe_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/TELEMMGLPICT000194089489-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqrnKnv-EZ40EhYX8nU7dr81GwsaKsFlgjiGj2x2RvG-c.jpeg" 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style="padding-bottom:62.19%;" data-asset-type="article"> <noscript> <img src="/web/20190503132913im_/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/politics/2019/05/03/TELEMMGLPICT000194089489-small_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqrnKnv-EZ40EhYX8nU7dr81GwsaKsFlgjiGj2x2RvG-c.jpeg" alt="Ben Habib speaks at the launch of the Brexit Party at BG Penny & Co" width="320" height="199" class="responsive-image--fallback"/> </noscript> </div> </a> <div class="list-of-entities__item-body"> <span class="m_meta-property"> <time class="m_meta-property__date" title="03 May 2019, 9:59am" datetime="2019-05-03T09:59:39" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate> <span class="m_meta-property__date-date">03 May 2019</span><span class="m_meta-property__date-separator">,</span> <span class="m_meta-property__date-time">9:59am</span> </time> </span> <h3 class="list-of-entities__item-body-headline"> <a 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