A new cross-party campaign for a referendum on Britain’s EU departure deal launched on Sunday, insisting the British public — and not just politicians — should be given a say.
The People’s Vote campaign wants a referendum so the public can ratify or reject the final Brexit agreement, due to be concluded between London and Brussels in October, before Britain leaves the European Union on those terms at the end of March 2019.
More than a thousand people packed into the Electric Ballroom venue in north London for the raucous launch, complete with t-shirts, flags, posters and pints.
Lawmakers from the governing Conservative Party, as well as the opposition Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green parties, and “Star Trek” actor Patrick Stewart, addressed the crowd.
“It’s a vote to ratify the final deal, which is different to the initial thoughts of people when they bought this…
Read More…..Punch Newspapers
