UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on the government to reveal its plan on how it would leave the European Union (EU), accusing Prime Minister Theresa May of having no plan behind her “hollow rhetoric.”
At a conference on Saturday, Corbyn said his party “accepted and respected” the decision of voters to leave the EU, but there needed “transparency and accountability” to Parliament about the government’s plans.
On June 23, some 52 percent (17.4 million) of British people voted to leave the EU after 43 years of membership. The vote called Brexit sent shockwaves throughout the world and prompted the EU members to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty — the step required to officially begin the withdrawal — as soon as possible.
Corbyn formerly said Prime Minister May has to get approval from parliament to trigger Article 50.
On Thursday, the High Court ruled that May must get parliamentary approval to start exit negotiations, but the…