Catalogue Number
NMLH.2024.55.4
Object Name
leaflet
Title
'You thought you voted for Brexit... Here's what he wants to do with your vote. Only UKIP can be trusted to deliver Brexit'
Place
UK, Europe
People
UK Independence Party (UKIP), Nigel Farage, European Union, European Parliament, Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn
Events
Brexit, Elections, 2017 General Election
Description
A white and purple flier with a computer generated picture of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn throwing a ballot paper marked 'Brexit - Leave' into an overflowing bin.
This flier was created by the UK Independence Party (UKIP) during the 2017 General Election campaign. Then Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn was viewed as too in favour of the European Union (EU), and opposed to a 'hard' Brexit where the UK would completely abandon any cooperation with the EU, which was UKIP's preferred outcome. This leaflet implies that if Corbyn became Prime Minister he would abandon leaving the EU.
UKIP is a right wing Eurosceptic political party promoting British nationalism and isolationism. UKIP was founded in 1993, and was one of the first parties to call for Britain to leave the European Union, which ultimately happened following the 2016 referendum where Britain narrowly voted to leave the EU. Their political platform targets the white working class with a focus on restricting immigration, and treating the existence of Muslims in the UK as a problem threatening British society. Their social policies are also against LGBTQIA+ rights, pro capital punishment, and against human rights legislation. UKIP is opposed by anti-fascist groups, and much of the political and media spectrum in the UK as their policies and statements on immigration and cultural identity are racist and xenophobic.
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