At the Congress of the British Labour party delegates opted for the Option for a second Brexit Referendum. Party chief Corbyn is to move to a course correction? From Liverpool, Birgit Maaß.
As prolonged thunderous applause, such as at the party conference in Liverpool, Keir Starmer, Jeremy Corbyns shadow Cabinet for the Brexit responsible, probably in his whole life, still don’t get: “Thank you, conference”, called out the otherwise rather dry lawyer, when the Enjoyed partout did not want to. Likely to Starmer, the law-abiding former attorney-General has done, never something so Crazy like in Liverpool, He departed from his speech text.
“No one excludes that of remaining in the EU an Option for us.” A smuggled half of it. Because whether Labour is committed for a second Referendum, and the extent to which the party should use to prevent Brexit, is the defining theme of this party tags. And the Consensus is no, even if the delegates Express, by a large majority for the Option of a second referendum. John McDonnell, for example, Corbyn-Confidant and Chancellor of the exchequer in the shadow Cabinet, had excluded even the day before, explicitly to make the Brexit undo. And Jeremy Corbyn self neundundsechzigjährige party boss, who is a member of the left wing of Labour, is certainly no friend of the EU: He had voted against both the Maastricht and the Lisbon Treaty.
“Thanks, Congress”: Brexit-Shadow Minister Keir Starmer
Longing for the change of course
Starmers deviation reveals the disunity in the party leadership – and the wild applause of the members shows that many of them yearn for a change of course: more Than eighty per cent of the Labour Basis, according to a new survey for a second referendum to Brexit. The Labour members in the house of Commons had used in the referendum two years ago, almost without exception, for the whereabouts of Britain in the EU. To press the EU to the activists, the intercept in large numbers in front of the conference center, the delegates, to give them leaflets and stickers with the inscription “Shows the Brexit Your bare ass” (“Bollocks to Brexit”) in the Hand, have it easy. Protester Stephen Bray, with his EU flags usually in front of the house of Commons in London: “The party days are our last Chance to influence the Brexit”. Also he tried to push Jeremy Corbyn is a sticker in the Hand, but had no time for him.
He has the (blue) cap: Europe-boyfriend Stephen Bray in Liverpool
Simon Hannah from London is one of the many delegates, the match with Stephen Bray. In particular, the negative impact of Brexit on the economy make him Worry. Hannah is also a member of Momentum, a Corbyn-loyal grassroots organization working for social justice – and one of those who has applauded Keir Starmer stormy. “Love Corbyn – Hate Brexit” is on his shoulder bag. To make up for all the worship for the boss, who has managed Labour is one of the members of the strongest parties in Europe: Its Position to the EU, he considers unacceptable. Simon Hannah wants to prevent Brexit. The Argument that it could turn away then voters of Labour, who are convinced by the Brexit, he will not apply for the party could gain new votes from the camp of the Pro-Europeans, he says.
Wearing a red hat and is for the Brexit: Peter Keller from Liverpool
John Davies, a delegate from Liverpool, disagrees: Although he had voted in favour of the Brexit vote for remaining in the EU, it is, however, a second Referendum. For him, it is undemocratic, and he is afraid that it could strengthen the Right in the country. The Labour MP Carolyn Flint warns then also on an event on the sidelines of the party tags: If Labour would support a second Referendum, would it look as if you wouldn’t trust the electorate.
Prefer not specifically
So far, the Labour-top has concrete statements on the Brexit better, because you want to win with a view to possible early elections in both the EU supporters and EU opponents votes. They wanted to remain in the customs Union, the Brexit should benefit workers and the economy will not harm the objectives of the formulations are vague, vague.
Without a specific order of the party day: head of the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn
Also, the decision of the delegates that Labour does not exclude a second Referendum, deliberately leaves open many options: It’s Jeremy Corbyn and his leadership team binds not at all, for a reversal of the Brexit. The activists in the many of the new pro-European based organisations, within the Labour party mobile, can sit in no case be relaxed. But the vote is a small victory for labour’s Europe-friends. For the deputies, Ben Bradshaw, it would provide the opportunity to reconcile the Brexit split the country: “The voters will finish what they started.”