After a long Hesitation, has set up the British Labour party on the demand for a new Brexit Referendum. Such a referendum should prevent, “that will be imposed in a harmful Tory Brexit ,” said party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Monday evening. The Labour party is therefore prepared to support, against the wishes of the conservative Tory party-supported government of a new Referendum.

Initially, the party shall request in Parliament, the whereabouts of great Britain in the customs Union with the EU, announced the leader of the opposition. This should be rejected in view of the majority in the lower house likely will Labour to submit a request for the holding of a second referendum.

The left-wing EU-sceptic Corbyn had so far prevented his party to a second Referendum. Excluded he had such a never – however, he preferred new elections in which he hoped to obtain a victory over the conservative government.

Internal liberation for Corbyn

In the ranks of the Labour party, the call for a new Brexit-Referendum popular. In the past few days, the head of the Labour party was reinforced under pressure. Several members had left the group in the lower house – and in part from anger over his Brexit course.

Prime Minister Theresa May of the conservative Tory party wants to inform Parliament on Tuesday about the state-of-the Brexit talks. At a summit of the EU countries and the Arab League in Egypt, they had expressed optimism that the agreement in time for the leaving date on the 29. To bring March through Parliament.

The of May with the EU negotiated exit contract was in mid-January in the lower house. Therefore, the Prime Minister in the EU to improvements schemes, but without success so far.

(fal/afp/sda)

Created: 25.02.2019, 19:28 PM