The decision to support a second referendum delighted many Labour MPs who back the People's Vote campaign. Here's what it means.
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"When the meaningful vote comes back, and we are told maybe that might be on March 12, there are rumours ... that it could be next week, we will see," he told ITV.The move came after a concerted effort from shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Tom Watson, who feared that failure to act decisively could have led to more defections to the breakaway Independent Group of MPs, whose members all support a second referendum.
The Independent Group has in that regard achieved a lot in a short space of time, by forcing the leadership of Britain's main opposition party to back a new public vote.Not yet. The decision to support a second referendum delighted many Labour MPs who back the People's Vote campaign, but Corbyn faces stern opposition from colleagues in Leave-voting seats where such a policy is deeply unpopular.
There is also hope that Conservative MPs will start to come out publicly for a second vote now that Labour have fallen behind it. However, with all but 10 Conservative MPs still publicly opposed, the odds of that happening in large enough numbers to win a majority for a referendum currently looks slim.
Well the Labour party indicated this week that the choice offered on a second referendum would be between May's Brexit deal and remaining in the EU, with no deal ruled out. "There's no majority for a no-deal outcome and Labour would not countenance supporting no deal as an option," the briefing said.
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