With the traditional two-party system in deadlock over Brexit, new political forces are emerging to challenge the status quo.
The first battleground looks likely to be the European elections next month, where the Independent Group and Nigel Farage’s Brexit party will be slugging it out alongside the usual suspects.
How will the newcomers fare?
Joining Rowena Mason to discuss these issues are Ellie Mae O’Hagan from the Guardian, Katy Balls from the Spectator, and Matthew Goodwin, co-author of National Populism: The Revolt Against Liberal Democracy.
Also this week: with David Lammy comparing the European Research Group to the Nazis, we take a look at how politics shifted to the right.
Photograph: Eddie Keogh/Reuters
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