The United Kingdom’s Labour Party has indicated that it may push for Britain’s continued accession to the European Union now that talks on the country’s withdrawal from the bloc have hit an impasse.
“ … If we need to break the impasse our options must include campaigning for a public vote and nobody is ruling out remain as an option,” said Labour’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer on Tuesday as he was addressing party members in annual conference in Liverpool, in northwest England.
Starmer reiterated Labour’s position on the idea of a second referendum on Brexit, with an option to staying in the EU, saying the party still preferred a general election rather than a People’s Vote on Brexit.
The Labour lawmaker of the parliament said, however, that the Labour would definitely vote against a Brexit deal negotiated between Prime Minister Theresa May and the EU if such a deal does not meet Labour’s criteria.
“If Theresa May…