U.K. Labor Unions Open to Backing New Referendum on Brexit Deal
- TUC move adds pressure on Corbyn to change Labour position
- Labour leader signals he’s warming to second vote on EU
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Britain’s trade unions will demand that a second referendum on Brexit be kept on the table as the campaign to give the public a final say on Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal gathers pace.
The call will be made in an agreed statement by the Trades Union Congress umbrella group on Sunday, according to three people familiar with its contents. The move comes two weeks before the main opposition Labour Party’s annual conference and will add pressure on leader Jeremy Corbyn over a so-called “people’s vote.”