The Brexit Party's rise has been remarkable, vaulting soon after Nigel Farage took over in March from third place in the polls for the elections to the European Parliament to a comfortable second, if not first.
By contrast, Chuka Umunna's breakaway group - despite the week of sympathetic coverage it earned when it emerged in February as pundits breathlessly debated whether it would herald a radical political realignment - is floundering in fifth place. Some polls suggest it is even further behind in the share of the vote it can expect to pick up. Telegraph. 
