The British opposition leader will support the second Brexit vote if the party wants it

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday that a second referendum on Brexit would be held if his Labor party pledged to sue Prime Minister Theresa May. to hit a dead end.

Corbyn, a Eurosceptic veteran, has resisted growing demands to support a new "popular vote" on the decision to leave the European Union, wanting to keep the party members who voted in favor of Brexit in a referendum. 2016.

But the political landscape has changed since the plans of Brexit – the most important change in British politics for more than four decades – were rejected Thursday by the EU, the results of the negotiations being more uncertain than ever.

The opposition party is in a hurry to set the Brexit agenda.

At his annual conference in Liverpool, in the north of the country, Mr Corbyn, who voted "no" in 1975 to Britain's accession to the European Community, said he would follow up a debate on the work in the second round of Brexit. But it was clear that he preferred a new election.

"We would prefer a general election and then we can negotiate our future relationship with Europe, but see what comes out of the conference," he told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

"Obviously, I am bound by the democracy of our party."

Workers should discuss several Brexit motions at its conference, and we still do not know what the proposal for a second referendum could be – it could be clear support for the vote or something less in black and white.

Corbyn has long claimed that a popular vote was not excluded for his party, and a source close to the leadership called for caution on a motion still unknown, repeating the Labor leader's position that he does not support a second referendum.

Len McCluskey, an ally of Corbyn and leader of Britain's largest union Unite, again confused the water when he said that such a second referendum "should not be about:" Do we want to return to the Union European? had voted in 2016 when Britain supported the withdrawal of the EU from 52 to 48%.

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Corbyn wanted his conference to be an opportunity to sell his alternative view of the UK economy, arguing for renationalization of rail, mail and utilities, and rallying the party for early election.

But with Britain leaving the EU in March, Brexit should dominate the conference.

Thousands of supporters of a second vote marched through the streets of Liverpool on Sunday to express their feelings.

After weeks of talks between European and British officials on the prospects of entering into a divorce agreement and on a future business relationship, the mood became aggressive Thursday in Salzburg, Austria, when European leaders criticized Ladies "as unrealistic.

An unspoken agreement to offer him support before going to what will be a difficult annual conference of his conservative party later this month was broken by some British diplomatic missteps.

May said she would remain comfortable in the talks, urging the EU to propose an alternative to its Checkers plan, named in honor of the Prime Minister's residence where an agreement was reached with his senior ministers in July.

But the stalemate with the EU has prompted some to call early elections – a notion Brexit Minister Dominic Raab has described as "for birds".

While arguing that she will stick to her weapons, May may have little chance of changing course after a party conference where the deep divisions over Europe that have been tearing her conservatives for decades will be visible.

Nicky Morgan, a pro-EU conservative lawmaker, said May should yield to trade and customs agreements with the EU to overcome the biggest obstacle to a withdrawal agreement – preventing a difficult border between the British province of Northern Ireland and Ireland, member of the EU.

And if Corbyn, from the Labor Party, is clearly in favor of a second referendum, the pressure on the Conservatives to reach an agreement with Parliament will only increase.

"We would vote against it if we did not meet our tests to send the government, if it is still in power, directly to the negotiating table," Corbyn said. "And if there are general elections and we are in power, we would go directly to the negotiating table."