«Breaking News» Labour WILL demand a second referendum at the second vote to approve May's Brexit deal

Labour will demand a second referendum on Brexit when Theresa May bring back her deal for a second vote, John McDonnell has confirmed.

The shadow chancellor said there will be a Labour amendment for a new public vote when the Prime Minister returns to MPs.

Mrs May has promised to hold a second 'meaningful vote' to approve her deal by March 12, once she has secured 'legally binding' guarantees on the Irish border backstop.

Labour officially switched is policy to backing a referendum last night when its own Brexit plans were rejected by 323 to 240 MPs in the Commons.

Mr Corbyn ordering his MPs to vote for a referendum will bolster support for a poll - but probably will not be enough to win as dozens of Labour MPs will rebel and few Tories will back the idea. 

Labour will demand a second referendum on Brexit when Theresa May bring back her deal for a second vote, John McDonnell (pictured last night on Peston) has confirmed

Parliament is already the scene of daily protests by both Leave and Remain supporters (pictured yesterday) 

Labour MPs Lisa Nandy and Wes Streeting both criticised the party switch last night on Peston (pictured). Ms Nandy said it would anger her pro-Leave constituents while Mr Streeting said it was a cynical move not aimed at ever securing a vote 

Mr McDonnell told ITV's Peston: 'When the meaningful vote comes back, and we are told maybe that might be on March 12, there are rumours today that it could be next week, we will see.

'That's the time when we will have to put the amendment up.'

But he added: 'We are still going to argue that we want a general election, we are still going to argue we think our deal that we have put up was the best option.

'But we realise... we have got to break this deadlock.'

He suggested 'either a deal will go through which will protect jobs and the economy or, to get some deal through, it will be conditional on going back to the people'.

Mr McDonnell said were a referendum to happen he would campaign to reverse Brexit and keep Britain inside the EU. 

Mr Corbyn finally made the pivot on Monday night following months of pressure from pro-EU MPs and activists.

But it has provoked fury from the minority pro-Leave wing in his party - and scepticism from many on the Remain side as well.

Mr Corbyn (pictured right being driven out of Parliament last night) ordering his MPs to vote for a referendum will bolster support for a poll - but probably will not be enough to win as dozens of Labour MPs will rebel and few Tories will back the idea

Lisa Nandy, who represents Leave-voting Wigan, told Peston 'large numbers of my constituents are now saying they want to vote for no deal at all'.

She, added: 'Not listening to people, not responding to their concerns, is what got us here in the first place.' 

But People's Vote MP Wes Streeting told the show Labour's positioning was cynical.

He said: 'I think what they're doing is playing a bit of a clever game to try and troop Labour MPs through in favor of a People's Vote, knowing there are some colleagues who won't.'

After the result in the Commons, shadow Brexit spokesman Matthew Pennycook said it was 'now time to wholeheartedly get behind efforts to facilitate a new public vote that includes the option of staying in the EU'.

Owen Smith, who was sacked from the shadow cabinet for calling for a second referendum, said: 'Now that Labour's version of Brexit has been rejected by Parliament, I expect Jeremy Corbyn to throw his full weight behind campaigning for a public vote.'

But former minister Caroline Flint warned that a second referendum would be opposed by a number of Labour MPs, as well as members and voters who 'want the Labour Party to stand by its promise, and the promise was to respect the referendum'.

How could a second referendum happen? As Labour makes a huge step to backing a vote this is how a referendum is called 

Despite a growing clamour holding a new vote is a complicated and lengthy process, requiring new laws, agreement on a question - and a delay to Brexit day on March 29.

Theresa May has insisted repeatedly that a new referendum would betray Leave voters in 2016 and will not happen on her watch.

But Parliament could force the PM into the decision - prompting Nigel Farage to tell Leave campaigners to prepare for another vote.

Why do people say there needs to be a second referendum?

Theresa May's Brexit deal has no majority in Parliament - and it is not clear any other deal has a majority either, even if one could be negotiated.

Passing the question back to voters is seen by some as a way to end the impasse and give a clear instruction to politicians on what to do.

Some campaigners also say the 2016 referendum was not an informed choice because too many of the implications of Leave were unknown. 

What do critics think?

Many people - led by the Prime Minister herself - say a new vote on Brexit would betray the people who voted Leave in 2016. They insist there was a clear order from the public to Leave the EU and politicians must follow it, working out the details for themselves.

Unionists also complain that accepting a new referendum on Brexit would pave the way for another referendum on Scottish independence, threatening the future of the UK. 

Some politicians also feel it would simply reopen the wounds from the 2016 battle without really deciding anything more clearly.  

What needs to happen for a referendum to happen?

Parliament would need to pass a new law for a referendum to be held. This process alone would take weeks and would likely be very controversial.

Before that can even happen, for political reasons there would probably have to be some kind of moment creating a 'mandate' for a new referendum as it is something neither of the main parties promised at the last election.

This might be a simple vote of MPs after Mrs May's deal has been rejected. The Government could call such a vote at any time. Labour also has some opportunities to call a vote - though winning such a vote would have less power.

It could even be a whole general election where one or more sides puts a new referendum in their manifesto. 

What would the question and be who decides? 

Nobody knows for sure - and this is probably the hardest question of all.

Some say it should be a simple repeat of last time, with Leave or Remain on the ballot paper. Others say it should be Remain versus Mrs May's Brexit deal.

Others advocate a two stage referendum - between Remain and Leave, followed by Mrs May's deal versus No Deal if Leave wins. 

Still others say there could be multiple questions on the ballot paper, possible using a ranking system known as alternative vote.

The Electoral Commission would make a recommendation and MPs would make the final decision on what the question would be. 

Would exit have to be delayed from March 29? 

Yes. On the shortest timescale imaginable, a referendum would take almost six months from the point the decision was taken - something which has not happened yet. Exit day is less than four months away.

How long does it take to call and fight a referendum? 

There is no fixed schedule but former Cabinet minister Justine Greening last month set out a 22 week timetable - just under six months start to finish

This assumes about 11 weeks to pass the necessary laws and another 11 weeks for the campaign - both a preliminary period to set up formal campaigns on each side and then a main short campaign.

This would in theory allow a referendum by mid June 2019 - a full three years after the last one. 

Lots of factors could cause delays and short of sweeping political agreement on the rules of a campaign almost no way to speed up the process. 

Would the result be any more decisive?

Probably not. Unlike last time, the referendum law could make the result legally binding and the question could be more specific than last time.

But polls suggest the country remains just as divided as in 2016 - suggesting the result could be just as close as the 52% to 48% Leave win next time.   

 

 

 

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