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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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn announced the party's call for a "people's vote" on Monday, reversing his previously "lukewarm" stance on a referendum, BBC says. Still, this push will only come if Labour's five demands for a Brexit deal aren't met in a Tuesday vote. Those demands include a "permanent customs union with the EU," as detailed in a press release here.
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