No majority in British parliament for second Brexit referendum - Reuters analysis.
LONDON - There is no majority in Britain's parliament in favour of holding a second Brexit referendum, according to a Reuters analysis of public comments made by lawmakers.
Labour's position could face its first test on Tuesday when May's deal is brought back to parliament. Labour indicated on Sunday it would not put forward its own proposal for a second referendum at that time, but other lawmakers could force a vote on the issue. A referendum would need to be approved by parliament and May has ruled out proposing one, saying it would deepen already ugly divisions over Britain's biggest decision since World War Two and betray the 52 percent - 17.4 million people - who voted to leave the EU.While Tuesday's votes on amendments are not binding on the government, they would be politically hard to ignore.
So far, 24 of Labour's 245 lawmakers have said publicly they do not support another referendum, while a further 13, many of whom represent areas that voted strongly in favour of leaving the EU, have expressed reservations. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who voted against joining the EU in 1975, has said his party would support a referendum to"prevent a damaging Tory Brexit or disastrous 'no deal'" - leaving open the possibility that it would back a different deal without a popular vote.Some lawmakers may yet change their minds, particularly if any referendum was a confirmatory vote on whether to back May's deal, much as Corbyn suggests, rather than a re-run of the 2016 vote.
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