Poll shows that people prefer ‘second referendum’ to seal Brexit deal – More people would choose remain

A new YouGov opinion poll of 25,537 Britons commissioned by the People’s Vote campaign, which supports continued EU membership for U.K, shows that the U.K. Labour party may face an electoral wipeout if its members of Parliament back Theresa May’s Brexit deal, rather than a second referendum on EU membership.

The poll, conducted over the Christmas and New Year holiday break, rates Labour’s vote share at 34 percent, six points behind the Conservatives. That support could drop to 26 percent — lower than Labour has scored at any general election in the past century — if Labour MPs help Theresa May’s deal through Parliament.

Reuters report that more Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves.

Britain is due leave the EU on March 29, but Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to get her exit deal approved by parliament, opening up huge uncertainty over whether a deal is possible, or even whether the country will leave at all.

The survey by polling firm YouGov showed that if a referendum were held immediately, 46 percent would vote to remain, 39 percent would vote to leave, and the rest either did not know, would not vote, or refused to answer the question.

Politico  reports that the poll also found that 75 percent of Labour supporters and a small majority of voters overall prefer a second referendum over letting MPs make the final decision on Brexit.

An earlier poll, conducted in the lead up to Christmas, by Queen Mary University and the University of Sussex, found that up to 88 percent of Labour members would support continued EU membership if a second vote took place.

One in six Labour members surveyed said they had considered quitting the party over leader Jeremy Corbyn’s fence-sitting approach to Brexit.

David Lammy, a Labour MP and People’s Vote supporter criticized Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn in a written statement. “The time for prevarication and pussyfooting around on Brexit has long passed. We must now give voice to the clear majority of people who are demanding a final say,” Lammy said.

The next test for the Labour party’s Brexit policy will take place Wednesday at the party’s national policy forum, a gathering of trade union and party official and shadow cabinet ministers. bosses, senior party officials and shadow cabinet ministers, meets on Wednesday.