UK opposition leader says second Brexit referendum possible
The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has indicated he could reverse the country’s withdrawal from the European Union by allowing a second referendum on the issue if his party wins power.
“We’d consider putting that to the public,” Jeremy Corbyn said on Saturday while vowing to renegotiate a Brexit that was kicked off following an original vote in June 2016 in which nearly 52 percent of the people voted to leave the EU.
The comments come amid rising pressure on Corbyn from other senior Labour politicians to endorse the idea of a second Brexit referendum as the Conservative-led government finds it increasingly difficult to engineer a smooth withdrawal from the EU at the end of March.
Corbyn said a fresh referendum on Brexit could ask for people’s opinion on any Brexit finalized by the current or next governments.
“That’s the point we’re discussing now in the party,” said the Labour leader a day after he held talks with EU officials in Brussels.
The comments also come after nine lawmakers quit the Labour partly because they were at odds with Corbyn’s Brexit policy.
Corbyn has shown that he would mostly remain committed to Brexit as demanded by the British voters. However, his party seeks closer ties with the EU after Brexit and has fiercely opposed a draft Brexit deal negotiated by the government.
More than a month after the Brexit deal was rejected in the the British parliament, Corbyn and other lawmakers are expecting the government to come up with a revised deal before February 27.
In a major blow to government’s efforts to secure a Brexit deal before the March-29 departure deadline, three senior ministers announced on Saturday that they would back a delay to Brexit if the House of Commons rejects the revised deal next week.
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