Support for the Brexit Party has plummeted in the past few days, as leader Nigel Farage has been accused of "bringing about his own worst fears".
Voters appear to be have turned away from the party in their droves since the December 12 general election was announced and Mr Farage revealed he will not stand as an MP.
The latest polling from YouGov shows the Brexit Party's share of the vote has been cut in half. On Thursday, October 30, it had 13%, but this fell to just 7% on Saturday, November 1.
Back in June, riding high from its success in the European elections the previous month, the Brexit Party was the most popular in the UK, according to YouGov, with a 26% share.
The latest figures show the Conservatives on 39%, Labour on 27%, the Lib Dems on 6% and the Greens on 4%. AOL.
Blogger: My vote does not actually matter in Sheffield South-East and so I had determined to vote Brexit Party. I shall now either not vote at all or shall maybe even cast a vote for the Tories. Still pondering this one from a conscience point of view.
Brexit achieved is far more critical than Brexit risked. Nigel has blown it. If he had quietly agreed to target a limited numbers of seats and not painted Boris into a corner - even a loose agreement that the BP would only target anti-democratic, remainer Tories could have brought them a reciprocal gesture in Labour seats which the tories cannot win, anyway. It was hardly rocket science.
That way, there was a strong possibility of a dozen or so BP MPs. Now, that looks impossible as so many voters are telling me that they want the Boris deal and can only see Nigel's attitude as self-serving posturing - and extremely dangerous posturing, at that.
I have long been very aware of Nigel's weaknesses but since the formation of the BP - he had handled everything beautifully - immaculately, even - and I wondered if he had learned from countless past errors but sadly, he has not. I have always argued that, in spite of his character flaws, Nigel is a conviction politician. Tragically, I can no longer believe that. (Incidentally, can we really believe Nigel's claims as to why he is not going to stand for Westminster?)
Where can the Brexit Party possibly go from here? It is difficult to see. They were already going to have to reinvent themselves post-Brexit. I am incredibly disheartened at the probability that there will now be no right of centre party to challenge the Tories and keep them 'honest'.
Our only hope is that Boris will weed out his non-tory MPs of which there will still be dozens. That may take longer than just this upcoming parliament.
Five weeks to the election. Will Boris now do or say something so crass that his party fails to secure a majority and we all end up with no Brexit of any description? - I pray not.
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