Senior Conservative under fire after dismissing march for fresh Brexit referendum as ‘desperate stuff’
17/02/2019
Leading Tories accused of ‘sniping at the huge numbers of people in this country who want to make their voice heard’.
Put It To The People march demanding Final Say referendum to take place six days before UK leaves EU
16/02/2019
The Put It To The People march – organised in partnership with The Independent’s Final Say campaign – will take place in London on Saturday 23 March.
The Put It To The People march will take place in London on Saturday 23 March.
John McDonnell has said Labour is “moving towards” backing a second referendum and said a backbench plan to secure one “could be a solution”.
One group of activists have even paid for an entire train to bring people to London on 23 March.
Jeremy Corbyn says Labour will back another EU referendum after his alternative Brexit plan was again defeated in the Commons.
Two-thirds of Labour supporters in Leave areas want fresh public poll amid widespread support for remaining in EU, poll finds.
Shadow chancellor says MPs will be whipped to support plan to give public Final Say on EU withdrawal.
Britain’s Labour party will whip its MPs to back a second Brexit referendum rather than offer a free vote, its shadow chancellor John McDonnell, has said.
Labour’s shadow cabinet needs to put its weight fully behind the push for a second Brexit referendum, the Independent Group (TIG) of MPs has said.
Analysis of a YouGov survey for the People’s Vote campaign shared with HuffPost UK revealed 79% of 18-24 year olds in the north east, north west and east and west midlands want another public say on Brexit.
Labour to order MPs to vote for amendment calling for second Brexit referendum, McDonnell announces
05/03/2019
Motion likely to be voted on when Theresa May puts her revised Brexit deal before the Commons next week.
More than 1,000 London business owners today warned that the economy faces damage even if Theresa May manages to pass her Brexit deal.
Protesters want a second chance to vote before the country leaves the EU. / The backlash to Brexit has been getting bigger and more organized.
The ex-Labour premier says parliament has "proved itself totally incapable of resolving the Brexit issue".
Pro-EU Labour MP says second referendum will only happen with frontbench support.
Young people are strongly in favour of a People’s Vote – with only 9% against it, survey finds.
'We could end up losing Brexit': Hunt says Britain may not leave EU after all, as pressure for second referendum grows
10/03/2019
Foreign secretary admits there is 'wind in the sails' of pro-referendum campaigners.
Leading European socialists have urged Jeremy Corbyn to push for a second Brexit referendum and campaign for “remain and reform” of the bloc.
Party now says it would ‘not be right’ for public to be given Final Say vote on prime minister’s plan after it was again rejected by MPs.
MPs will vote today on whether to give the public a fresh referendum on Brexit after John Bercow selected an amendment that could lead to a Final Say vote. It will be the first time the Commons has held a formal vote on the issue of another referendum.
Shadow chancellor indicates Labour will back a referendum on any deal that is agreed by parliament. / Politicians will move heaven and earth to prevent the country leaving the EU with no deal, John McDonnell has said, adding that such an outcome would be catastrophic for the economy.
Two hundred coaches have been booked to take people to London for a People’s Vote march, which organisers said would exceed the size of last October’s rally, when it was claimed 700,000 turned up.
‘One million’ protesters join historic march for second referendum, telling MPs: ‘Give decision back to the people’
23/03/2019
‘Have a look out of the window prime minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Here are the people’ / An estimated 1 million people staged one of the biggest marches in British history to demand a second referendum on Brexit and for the public to have the Final Say on the gathering crisis.