Claim: If the EU parliamentary election results happened at a general election under first past the post, the Brexit party would have a majority of over 240 seats.
Fact-check: Would the Brexit party win a majority of 240 seats at a general election? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is reasonable based on the best available estimates—but it's very unlikely that these results would be replicated at a general election. eu election results can't be used as a proxy for how people would vote in a general election.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-06-12T00:00:00