United Kingdom and Gibraltar European Union membership referendum
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The UK Parliament wants to guarantee the rights agreed in the exit agreement for EU citizens in Britain and for British citizens in the EU without a deal. The House of Commons approved in London a proposal from a large bipartisan group of Brexit opponents and advocates. The decision is not legally binding.
The government should therefore decide separately with the EU on the part of the resignation agreement on the rights of citizens - regardless of whether the deal is accepted as a whole. The motion is supported, among others, by Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit hardliner Jacob Rees-Mogg of the Conservative Party.
In addition, the House of Commons approved an application reaffirming Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for a Brexit shift. The Prime Minister had put up a Brexit course on Tuesday, which could result in a postponement of the exit date at the end of March.
Plans rejected by Labor leader Corbyn
MEPs endorsed the three-stage plan presented on Tuesday, which gives the prime minister more time to renegotiate with the EU. If she did not obtain the necessary majority for the withdrawal agreement by March 12, the House of Commons would vote on 13-14 March for a withdrawal without a contract - or a postponement.
The plans of Labor leader Corbyn for a softer Brexit, however, rejected the deputies very clearly. He is now under pressure to campaign for a second referendum. Corbyn had promised this on Monday, should the government not turn his back on his ideas for closer ties to the EU and its customs union.
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