Labour keeps second referendum option on the table
Labour will vote this week to keep a second Brexit referendum on the table if Theresa May fails to pass her plan to quit the European Union through parliament.
After May's plans for Brexit - the biggest shift in British policy for more than four decades - were rebuffed by the EU on Thursday, the outcome of talks to leave are more uncertain than ever and have boosted those who want to stop the divorce.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been reluctant to support behind growing demands for a second referendum, or People's Vote, but the motion agreed by members after more than five hours of debate may satisfy both sides of the party's divide.
Labour agreed late on Sunday night the party will vote on Tuesday on a motion committing the party to support "all options remaining on the table, including campaigning for a public vote" if no election is triggered by May's Brexit plans.
Earlier, Corbyn had spurred hopes among those campaigning for a second referendum when he said he would back such a vote if his party voted to pursue the move.
Published: by Radio NewsHub