Labour Party to vote on motion including second Brexit referendum - BBC political editor
(Reuters) - Britain’s opposition Labour Party will vote on a motion this week to keep all options on the table including a second Brexit referendum if the party cannot get a national election, BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg said on Twitter.
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn arrives at the annual Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said earlier he would back a second Brexit referendum if his Labour Party voted to pursue the move, heaping pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May, whose plans for a divorce deal with the EU have hit an impasse.
Reporting by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Cooney
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