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The Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party have formed a general election pact, agreeing not to stand against each other in dozens of seats, the Press Association reports. The deal, brokered by the Unite to Remain group, will give voters a single remain choice in 60 constituencies across England and Wales. The group is confident that “at least 44” of the 60 seats are “highly winnable”.

As the Press Association reports, the move follows an agreement earlier this year in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election, where the Lib Dems took the seat from the Conservatives after the other two parties stood aside.

Heidi Allen, chairwoman of Unite To Remain and previously Lib Dem MP for South Cambridgeshire, said the cross-party arrangement was “unprecedented in modern British political history”.

In total, the Lib Dems will stand in 43 constituencies, the Greens will stand in 10 and Plaid Cymru will stand in seven.

At a press conference in London, Peter Dunphy, election strategist and a director at Unite to Remain, said: “At least 44 of those 60 can be regarded as highly winnable constituencies.” As PA reports, he said this evaluation is based on a wide range of data, including current national opinion polls, local election results and European elections.

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Bad news for Northern Ireland’s remainers and good news for the Democratic Unionist party: Lady Sylvia Hermon has decided to step down as an MP.

The independent unionist, Northern Ireland’s sole pro-remain voice at Westminster, announced on Wednesday night that she is vacating her North Down seat.

The decision dismayed remainers and greatly boosts the DUP’s chances of taking the seat.

Sinn Fein’s abstention from Westminster meant Hermon was the only Northern Ireland MP to challenge the DUP’s Brexiters and to represent the 56% of people who voted to stay in the EU.