Brexit backlash: Party activists fear hostility could turn sinister

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Brexit backlash: Party activists fear hostility could turn sinister
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Activists have told Sky News that the reaction on the doorstep over Brexit can be 'vitriolic'.

"It's horrendous - worse than when people spat at us over Iraq," he said.

He said:"Normally I'd think Labour would take control of our district council but speaking to their candidates they're getting it just as bad. Of a fashion, that was a vote of faith in the capability of the British state to manage a crisis and a profound political change, time and again, in 2016, I heard voters say variations of"I'm sure they'll be able to work it out." The last weeks seem to show that they can't.

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