Britain's Labour Party is officially calling for a 2nd Brexit referendum

published 25 February 2019

Britain's Labour Party has some big new Brexit goals.

In a Monday statement, the liberal wing of the U.K.'s Parliament announced it would introduce five major demands for Britain's exit from the EU. The party also said it would call for a second referendum, possibly allowing for Brexit to be called off if those demands aren't met.

Britain first voted to leave the EU in mid-2016, but its actual departure plan has been a mess ever since. Prime Minister Theresa May's only proposed Brexit deal failed spectacularly last month, and members of Parliament have since approved a nonbinding amendment blocking a Brexit without a deal preserving relations with the EU. Parliament now has to approve a deal before the March 29 scheduled exit or, as Labour is now hoping, hold a referendum and potentially reverse Brexit altogether.

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Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.

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