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LIVERPOOL, England – The UK's main opposition party, the Labor Party, on Tuesday opened the door for a second referendum that could reverse Brexit if negotiations with the EU collapse. .
Labor members have ratified a Labor proposal to consider a second referendum if negotiations with the EU fail or if the UK parliament rejects the regulation, Prime Minister Theresa May negotiates with the EU.
Labor Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer told a news conference in Liverpool on Tuesday that the Labor Party is likely to vote against the Brexit deal that Ms May is trying to reach with the EU.
Starmer said that, if there are no subsequent general elections after a defeat in a vote on the agreement, the Labor Party's proposal would pave the way for a campaign for a second referendum on conditions. Brexit.
He said that "the options must include a campaign for a public vote and nobody excludes to remain as an option".
Tuesday's motion does not involve any union labor, but it is the last step that would allow it to exploit the turmoil around the expected vote in Parliament on the Brexit deal.
Stewards Respond to Starmer's Address on September 25
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Activists wanting to engage the party in a second referendum pushed the motion to the conference. Instead, they were able to vote on a compromise proposal made earlier at closed party meetings that allows the party to consider seeking a referendum.
The workers and his leftist leader, Jeremy Corbyn, were ambivalent about Brexit. Many traditional supporters of the party have voted to leave the EU, but the majority of their new youth groups are in favor of staying in the bloc.
Six months before leaving the United Kingdom, investors fear that the divided British political system could see Britain exit the trade bloc without an exit agreement, a situation that could create economic chaos, according to some analysts.
The ruling Conservative party does not have an active majority in Parliament to ensure that legislators accept the agreement it is negotiating. Ms. May's challenge is greater because some of her party's legislators can oppose any deal she brings home, forcing the government to rely on Labor to back its proposals.
Even if Labor demanded another referendum, it is unclear whether the party would seek to allow voters to overthrow Brexit: some Labor members supported the choice between May's negotiated agreement and a Brexit without a transaction.
Mr Corbyn has repeatedly stated that he respects the results of the initial referendum vote to leave the EU, a position that contradicts Starmer's promise to leave voters the choice of remaining in the EU.
Several Labor MEPs who support the departure of the EU have said they do not worry about Mr Starmer's statements.
Graham Stringer, a Labor legislator who backs Brexit, said Tuesday's vote was a "classic Labor coup that killed the campaign" to reverse Brexit. Labor does not say explicitly that they would support a second referendum, so the idea can be ignored, he said.
Starmer told Labor supporters that all options would be explored "if we are to break a stalemate".
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