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Labour slumps to historic defeat

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Labour has suffered its worst post-war election result after it was beaten into third place by UKIP and saw the BNP gain its first seats at Brussels.

Labour's share of the vote at the European elections was just 15.3%, compared to the Tories 28.6%, who won in Wales but failed to increase their overall share significantly.

Laura Kuenssberg reports.

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