The 'Remain alliance' could accidentally help Boris Johnson win a majority and force through Brexit

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• A plan to help anti-Brexit candidates win seats in the UK general election could inadvertently have the opposite effect.
• The Liberal Democrats, Green Party and Plaid Cymru have agreed to step aside for each other in 60 seats across England and Wales.
• However, many of these seats are held by pro-Remain Labour MPs.
• Pro-EU campaigners fear the alliance of anti-Brexit parties could have the perverse effect of actually helping Johnson's pro-Brexit Conservative Party win seats currently held anti-Brexit Labour MPs.
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Anti-Brexit opposition parties announced a plan this week to stand aside for each other in 60 seats across England and Wales at the upcoming UK general election. 

The electoral pact, brokered by the group Unite to Remain, is designed to help the maximum number of pro-Remain candidates win seats on December 12 in order to prevent Prime Minister Boris Johnson from winning a majority and pushing through Brexit.

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