“The Eurosceptic party’s victory marked the first time in modern history that neither Labour nor the Conservatives have won a British national election. The Liberal Democrats suffered a near-total wipeout losing all but one of its 11 MEPs. The influential Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan called for a pre-election pact with Ukip and demanding the Foreign Office toughen its renegotiation stance on Europe. The main parties moved on Sunday to show they regarded the Ukip threat as serious. Iain Duncan Smith, the work and pensions secretary, announced that he aims to halve the amount of time – from six to three months – that EU migrants can claim benefits.”
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/may/26/ukip-european-elections-political-earthquake