Labor Unions Back New Referendum If Brexit Deal Unacceptable
- Motion passed at Trades Union Congress meeting in Manchester
- Decision will add to pressure on Labour to back another vote
Photographer: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg
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U.K. labor unions voted for a campaign against any Brexit deal reached by Prime Minister Theresa May that fails to address the needs of working people -- with a referendum central to their strategy for the fight.
The motion, backed overwhelmingly by the Trades Union Congress’s annual meeting in Manchester on Monday, says the Conservative government is not “capable” of “delivering a Brexit deal that will work for ordinary people.”