Labour moving towards plan to let May's Brexit deal pass if it faces public vote

[smurfy]

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/feb/28/labour-moving-towards-plan-to-let-mays-brexit-deal-pass-if-it-faces-public-vote

Happening levels are rising! Labour are now offering May a way to finally get her Brexit deal through parliament, by holding a second referendum which gives voters a choice: Approve May's Deal or Cancel Brexit

[Zenreon]

What a weird set of choices. It's not even 'approve, delay for different deal, or cancel' it's may or the highway back to where the UK started.

I guess cancel brexit?

[F.X Clampazzo]

Does the may way also include provisions to provide petrol and matches to the masses to expedite the process of burning the country to the ground?

[swebonny]

That's a sound idea. But sound ideas doesn't seem to gain traction easily nowadays.

[ImCrimson]

What is even the point in having politicians and an expensive government structure if they're gonna throw up their hands and leave extremely important and difficult decisions like this in the hands of the public?

Grow some fucking spine and do your job, don't just create excuses to go "Ooh well I am a true remainer/leaver but the people spoke, so hands tied! Also I don't have to risk my political career!".

[Cyclocius]

Boris and Farage are going to return and deliver the brexit we were promised. Just you wait!

[MichaelDee]

And this has been going on for how long? I think they're just going to keep stalling.

[GoingPostal13]

But if May's Brexit deal passes, we leave the EU on 29th March as she has the agreement signed. So how is there going to be referendum on whether we leave?

It's completely paradoxical.

[DigitalEmpress]

At the very least, I see no reason why the EU would not allow an extension - especially if May's deal or Remain are the only two options, it'll be win-win for them regardless of the outcome.

[revengeanomics]

I don't get it why people aren't on the streets protesting and calling May and everyone in her pocket a bunch of fucking clowns, demanding her head closed in an asylum for sheer lunacy

[GoingPostal13]

I'm sure the EU would agree to an extension of article 50 if it was a significant change of direction - they've already said as much, but unless Labour gets an amendment passed on May's deal bill that says she has to ask for an extension with the goal of holding another referendum, then it won't happen.

I can't see such a Labour amendment passing a vote due to how little support there is from MPs for a second referendum.

[smurfy]

Put It To The People March, Saturday March 23rd in London

[Jon27]

The mechanism by which this would happen is a complex amendment, I would expect, to the 'meaningful vote' on the bill for the deal. They're not going to write an amendment that ignores the fact that the UK leaves on the 29th regardless of what legislation we pass; everything will be properly handled. This is a Labour motion, not one written by Gove or Grayling. If the amendment passes, there will be a whip to abstain on the bill. However that amendment must be legally binding and not advisory. I should think that Keir Starmer et al. know this after all this time.