UK’s Labour Party mulls backing a second Brexit referendum

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British Prime Minister Theresa May suggested on Sunday that parliament may not be able to vote on her Brexit deal until March 12, just 17 days before Britain leaves the EU, provoking alarm at home. On Monday, the opposition Labour Party raised the pressure, saying it would put forward its own plan for Brexit, which calls for Britain to stay in the EU customs union, as part of those votes. Labour then said if its plan were rejected, it would lend its support to an amendment on holding a second referendum on EU membership — without specifying a date.

The Times described Corbyn’s decision as “a significant moment” but added that much depends on the details of the new policy. “A second referendum risks deepening the divisions in what is already a deeply divided country. It would prolong Brexit uncertainty for much of the rest of the year. And whatever the outcome, it would not settle the troubled question of Britain’s relationship with the EU,” it said in an editorial.

Since British law makers overwhelmingly rejected her withdrawal deal last month, the Conservative prime minister has sought to address their concerns about the text’s so-called “backstop” arrangement. London wants the “backstop” — the clause binding Northern Ireland into the EU customs union if a new deal to keep the Irish border open is not found — to be time-limited or to be allowed to unilaterally end it.

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