Brexit: Owen Smith opposes Article 50 move without vote - BBC
In an interview with BBC on Wednesday, Owen Smith, a British Labour Party politician, noted that he will not allow Theresa May to kick-off official EU exit talks unless she offers a referendum on the final Brexit deal or agrees to call a general election to approve it.
Key Quotes:
"Theresa May says that 'Brexit means Brexit' - but nobody knows what Brexit looks like.”
"It could involve trashing workers' rights and environmental protections, opening our NHS up to foreign competition, making it harder for us to trade with our neighbours and damaging our economy"
"Under my leadership, Labour won't give the Tories a blank cheque”
"We will vote in Parliament to block any attempt to invoke Article 50 until Theresa May commits to a second referendum or a general election on whatever EU exit deal emerges at the end of the process."
“The British people were "lied to" by those campaigning to leave the EU and deserve to have a say on the terms of the exit”
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