Weird how the brexiteers left the Europe that has now become more on the right than the UK.

This is what happens when people are pushed to the limit and their concerns ignored. France is crime-ridden. Violent crime is especially out of control.

No, it does not. Count the number of prime minsters since Brexit and compare it with the number of French presidents.

The UK ten years late to the party, as usual.

labeling anyone as far right they just can't take us right wing people !!!

We’re heading towards disaster ……. Again. Well done us 🤦🏻‍♂️

Is Far Right anything beyond Marx?

The UK has generally been quite a stable society for the past few hundred years. Yes we had the English civil war and some turbulence with the English parliament. On the whole we seem to just keep calm and carry on. I was a bit gutted when we had brexit but we really never had a government that would stand up to Europe when they started playing silly buggers at the airports. Hopefully marine lepen can stop immigration to France and in turn that will stop the boats coming across from France.

Poor Andrew, it seems that his stint at GBeebies has rotted his brain. 😂

Let’s not fool ourselves. It’s a dangerous pantomime over here as well.

Clutching a straws here isn’t? Anything to benefit Brexit!!!

"An island of stability" with a far more right wing government than anywhere else in Europe, including a possible win of Le Pen in the future. No other European country introduced a ban of peaceful demonstrations or tried to introduce a mandatory fascist song in schools so far.

6:50 😂 Le Pen is a 'national socialist' with loads of hard left policies. Farage is more Libertarian and you clump them together 😂😂 🤡🌍

Will the 150k withdrawal agreement UK nationals still get the same treatment as French nationals with settled status in the UK?

The only reason why we deviate between centre left and right is because of first past the post. I'm no fan of any of the extremes, particularly the right given its obsession with "national identity" and who is and who isn't a true citizen, BUT if we had proportional representation, there is no doubt Reform would carry a significant number of Parliamentary seats. Not enough to form a government of course, but its folly to think the UK is "stable" because we swing from Conservatives to Labour, each of whom present basically the same platform with some tweaks. In any event, the one benefit of first past the post is that it forces both main parties to be broad churches and- in theory- make internal compromises, rather than a system that would have the more extreme and possibly dangerous elements outside. But lets not be complacent and think there are not many people out there who are supportive of more extreme positions.

One has to also understand what right in Europe really means. It’s more like the Republican Party in the USA with conservative views, anti immigration and less social programs.

You're right about the potential failure of centrism. It's going to take time to develop mature post-2008 politics. Leadership has to fess up to the challenges.

Those who want the UK to rejoin the EU are going to have put that dream on hold.

Populist right is not in charge of Poland.

There should be a comment in the title after Brexit to avoid the appearance that Brexit is mocking Andrew Neil.

None of these fascist parties offer anything other than strife and hardship for normal people..

Loving the politico-style canvas of A.N on the wall..looking gooooood! ❤

Sounds like a great time to rejoin 😊 No more crazy extremist left, people have had enough.

Hurrah. They are waking up at last.

No, it is merely that France is entering a period of far right wing hegemony which the UK is now leaving. In due course, France will turn away from the turmoil this creates, just as the UK is doing now.

Really. the current crop of tories would fit in very well with the likes of Le Pen.

At least people are waking up to the horror of right-wing government. I'm trying to think of an right-wing, autocratic state that wasn't repressive and incompetent. They have always done much worse in the long run than democracies. UK has been saved so far by its legal system. It's actually been always run since the Restoration by plutocratic or asset-rich oligarchs. But the common law has been the basis of our common sense.

Well, in charge, more like in coalition. The coslition partners will temper the more extreme desires of these you describe as in charge.

That would be a bit radical, to recognise a Palestinian state, as well as an Israeli state, while supporting a two state solution. Unless they mean having two Israels.

Only until Thursday.

Andrew has been to comfortable for to long he no longer understands todays realty

Europe heads to the far right, Britain steps leftwards with an overwhelming majority for a Labour government. Europe needs the UK to balance these far right movements. Brexit happened because the UK was the first country to stand up to the EU's immigration policies. It ignored them so long now other major EU members have a lot of voters very upset with these same policies. Don't say you weren't warned, Britain has been a weather vane for some time it seems and is ahead of the curve

Vive Le Pen

Good it will not be safe anywhere for the comfortable off change is coming to everybody and there's gonna be interesting times ahead, on Every Continent!

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The biggest problem is the failure of centrists. This is it in a nutshell.

France is like africa thats why

The french want France to be France.

Brexit does not mock Andrew Neil. Hire a literate writer of headlines.

If we were still in Europe not only would we look stable in the Uk, wouldn’t still be out in the economic cold ! Out side the EU is a disaster for the UK. I don’t see why what happens in France would affect us if we were still in a leading position in the EU !

As a third country and outside the EU, I find it interest how much you care about France’s election. I also still find your arrogance typical. For the English to provide commentary on anything after you fool heartedly voted to leave the EU is laughable.

By definition, the political party with the plurality of votes cannot be "far right". If the RN reached a majority in France, then it would by definition be the middle.

Old Weetabix head with his usual words of wisdom

5:30 Andrew needs to talk and listen ro David Starkey, he doesnt seem to understand the depth of the incoming Hard Left government and the changes to our Constitution.

Jordan Bardella is a very talented man.

The reason the French elections are more relevant than your own election Andrew, is because France is a more relevant country than your own.