10-29-2019, 10:09 AM
These are the four party/options that will be put to vote, with a simple majority deciding the direction of the UK's potential exit from the European Union.
Conservative Party: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will campaign on his Brexit deal, which he agreed with the EU earlier this month. It looks a lot like Theresa's May pact, save for one crucial difference -- Johnson has swapped out the backstop for a customs border in the Irish sea. He'll need to persuade Brexit purists that he can be trusted after failing to deliver his "do or die," "dead in a ditch" promise to take Britain out of the EU by October 31.
Labour Party: After much deliberating, Jeremy Corbyn backed a confirmatory referendum on Brexit earlier this year. His party's plan is to negotiate a softer Brexit deal with the EU, and then to put it to a vote against the option of remaining. Corbyn says the process can be pulled off within six months of an election, and his is the only major party pushing for a second poll.
Liberal Democrats: After branding themselves as the anti-Brexit party, the Liberal Democrats have seen their membership and MP count surge in recent months. The group backs revoking Article 50 and scrapping Brexit altogether, the most hardline of all Remain options. They are traditionally the UK's third party and winning a majority is essentially impossible, but the group could damage the Conservatives in seats that have typically voted Tory but are also heavy Remain-voting areas.
Brexit Party: Nigel Farage reprised his role as a pro-Brexit agitator when he set up the Brexit Party, which performed well in this year's European election. He wants a no-deal Brexit, an outcome economists have warned against but the government briefly talked up before striking a deal with the EU. Farage will take on Johnson over his Brexit credentials, and the winner of that battle could dictate the election -- if Farage picks up momentum, the Conservatives could be squeezed from both sides on the issue.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/uk/live-news/bre...index.html
Conservative Party: Prime Minister Boris Johnson will campaign on his Brexit deal, which he agreed with the EU earlier this month. It looks a lot like Theresa's May pact, save for one crucial difference -- Johnson has swapped out the backstop for a customs border in the Irish sea. He'll need to persuade Brexit purists that he can be trusted after failing to deliver his "do or die," "dead in a ditch" promise to take Britain out of the EU by October 31.
Labour Party: After much deliberating, Jeremy Corbyn backed a confirmatory referendum on Brexit earlier this year. His party's plan is to negotiate a softer Brexit deal with the EU, and then to put it to a vote against the option of remaining. Corbyn says the process can be pulled off within six months of an election, and his is the only major party pushing for a second poll.
Liberal Democrats: After branding themselves as the anti-Brexit party, the Liberal Democrats have seen their membership and MP count surge in recent months. The group backs revoking Article 50 and scrapping Brexit altogether, the most hardline of all Remain options. They are traditionally the UK's third party and winning a majority is essentially impossible, but the group could damage the Conservatives in seats that have typically voted Tory but are also heavy Remain-voting areas.
Brexit Party: Nigel Farage reprised his role as a pro-Brexit agitator when he set up the Brexit Party, which performed well in this year's European election. He wants a no-deal Brexit, an outcome economists have warned against but the government briefly talked up before striking a deal with the EU. Farage will take on Johnson over his Brexit credentials, and the winner of that battle could dictate the election -- if Farage picks up momentum, the Conservatives could be squeezed from both sides on the issue.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/uk/live-news/bre...index.html