I think Farage standing down the Brexit candidates in seats with incumbent Tories sets more of a challenge to the Lib Dems than anyone else.
It stops the Leave vote from splitting in those seats, and makes it harder to unseat Tory candidates. It also helps the Brexit party to focus their limited resources on seats in the Leave-voting seats in the North and in Wales. Usually with a Labour incumbent. The aim being to split the Labour vote.
It's clear that the Lib Dems won't have a majority of seats in parliament after the election, but by stepping aside in favour of Labour where Labour have a chance of winning, particularly in constituencies where the Brexit party are standing, they could keep alive their hopes for Remain.
The barrier appears to be their leader's current anti-Jeremy Corbyn rhetoric. But if they can just get past this personal focus, and act responsibly, that could be a game changer.
Labour would also need to reciprocate, which could be hard given current party rules. But there are ways around that, with goodwill.
Let's see some common sense, please?
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