Labour May Back Brexit In Second Referendum Campaign, Says Shami Chakrabarti

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https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-may-back-brexit-in-second-referendum-campaign-says-shami-chakrabarti_uk_5cef8813e4b00cfa19662138

Labour may not campaign for Remain in a second Brexit referendum, Shami Chakrabarti has said.

In comments likely to anger the party’s strongly pro-EU membership, she told the BBC’s Today programme that a fresh vote would “be a reluctant means of breaking a deadlock”.

Asked if Labour would support Remain, she said: “That would be for the party to decide in a general election.”

The shadow attorney general said the party could instead ask voters to get behind a Labour Brexit deal.

Oh for God's sake

[Amishman]

1. The Brexit party's showing in the EU election had them terrified

We look at 32%,compare against 50% and shrug it off as low support.

Brits look at 32%, and compare it to the 20% of the next highest party, and get alarmed. If last week was a UK general election, the Brexit party would have a massive majority thanks to the first-past-the-post system.

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2. But the Greens, Lib Dems, Plaid Cymru, and SNP would be able to form a minority government

It's crazy that Remain polls ~50% and has no national party representing it

[Amishman]

3. No, they wouldn't. Brexit Party would have a huge majority as the elections are run differently

British general elections do not award proportionally, only the MEP election is proportionally awarded. Because the opposition is so fragmented, the Brexit party would end up with over 400 of the ~650 seats if last week's results happened in a UK general election. The prospect of Nigel's upstart party with a huge majority has the traditional parties (rightfully) terrified

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4. FPTP really is some bullshit (nt)

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5. OTOH, Lib Dems lead the latest GE poll

https://www.businessinsider.com/yougov-poll-lib-dems-first-place-brexit-labour-and-conservatives-2019-5