No - one knew for sure exactly what it would mean for the two governing parties or for that matter, for the only remaining party of opposition. (totalpolitics.com)
This was the first time the main party of opposition failed to win a European elections contest since 1984, when Michael Foot's Labour slipped behind the Conservatives. (politics.co.uk)
Labour, they fear, is once again the natural party of opposition. (newstatesman.com)