But most attention focused on her offer to have lawmakers vote on whether to have a second referendum, something she had previously ruled out. May described the deal as “one last chance” to deliver on the 2016 referendum vote to leave the European Union. That is because she was offering lawmakers a chance to vote on whether to have a referendum, rather than supporting one herself. Her new deal seemed designed to entice pro-Brexit Labour Party lawmakers to support her Brexit blueprint. May’s latest Brexit deal differs from her previous one in that it offers Labour lawmakers more assurances on European standards on workplace protections and environmental rights.

Source: bd News24 May 22, 2019 04:29 UTC