The opposition Labour Party’s deputy leader Tom Watson has warned that the government of UK Prime Minister Theresa May is on the brink of collapse.
It would not be easy for the party’s leadership to ignore the possibility of members at Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool backing the idea of holding a “people’s vote” second referendum on Brexit, Watson said Sunday.
“It seems to me inconceivable that if … Labour Party conference decides it wants a manifesto pledge on a people’s vote, that we would defy that decision,” he told Sky News.
“This government is on the verge of collapse, we could have another general election basically around Brexit.”
Meanwhile, Britain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said on the same day that he would prefer a national election to a second referendum on Brexit.
“Our preference would be for a general election and we can then negotiate our future relationship with Europe but let’s see…