Brexit in January or second referendum: While Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to deliver Brexit on Jan. 31, opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has promised a referendum
LONDON - The Dec. 12 election will decide whether the United Kingdom leaves the European Union in January or moves toward another EU referendum.
- This will enable Johnson to pass the Brexit deal he negotiated with Brussels earlier this year through parliament and Britain will leave the EU at the end of January. - Johnson says he will not extend the transition period. Some fear this could mean that it ends without a deal, abruptly severing trading arrangements.
- Corbyn says he wants to negotiate this new deal in three months and put it to a referendum in six months. He has said he would remain neutral in a second referendum.
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