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| Labour conference must debate Brexit deal vote, say local groups | Labour conference must debate Brexit deal vote, say local groups |
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| More than 100 constituency Labour parties have submitted motions to the Labour conference calling for the party to back a referendum on any final Brexit deal. | More than 100 constituency Labour parties have submitted motions to the Labour conference calling for the party to back a referendum on any final Brexit deal. |
| Campaigners believe the party has received an unprecedented number of submissions on a single topic. The deadline closed on Thursday afternoon and the final tally will not be known for several days, but multiple campaign sources believe more than 100 CLPs have submitted a motion on Brexit. | Campaigners believe the party has received an unprecedented number of submissions on a single topic. The deadline closed on Thursday afternoon and the final tally will not be known for several days, but multiple campaign sources believe more than 100 CLPs have submitted a motion on Brexit. |
| The numbers mean it is all but certain there will be a debate on the issue at the conference in less than a fortnight’s time and there will be a push to shift the party’s official position towards backing a second referendum. | The numbers mean it is all but certain there will be a debate on the issue at the conference in less than a fortnight’s time and there will be a push to shift the party’s official position towards backing a second referendum. |
| Mike Buckley, of Labour for a People’s Vote, said: “We don’t yet have final figures but it looks like the number of constituency parties submitting motions in favour of a stronger line against Brexit and for a people’s vote will be unprecedented. | Mike Buckley, of Labour for a People’s Vote, said: “We don’t yet have final figures but it looks like the number of constituency parties submitting motions in favour of a stronger line against Brexit and for a people’s vote will be unprecedented. |
| “Brexit is by far the number one issue concerning members, far outstripping any other area of policy. Given this and the TUC’s move last week, it seems increasingly likely that the Labour party will take the lead on Brexit and back a people’s vote. At every level, the Labour movement is now waking up to this fact, and position of the party could shift rapidly.” | “Brexit is by far the number one issue concerning members, far outstripping any other area of policy. Given this and the TUC’s move last week, it seems increasingly likely that the Labour party will take the lead on Brexit and back a people’s vote. At every level, the Labour movement is now waking up to this fact, and position of the party could shift rapidly.” |
| The Labour leadership is likely to attempt to table a compromise motion rather than risk being defeated on the conference floor in Liverpool by grassroots delegates who support a second referendum. | The Labour leadership is likely to attempt to table a compromise motion rather than risk being defeated on the conference floor in Liverpool by grassroots delegates who support a second referendum. |
| The long-established coalition of Brexit-minded Conservative MPs – though it publishes no list of members – led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, and one of Theresa May’s main obstacles in parliament. | The long-established coalition of Brexit-minded Conservative MPs – though it publishes no list of members – led by Jacob Rees-Mogg, and one of Theresa May’s main obstacles in parliament. |
| Headed by the businessman Richard Tice, and newly joined by Nigel Farage, this group seeks a Brexit completely outside any single market, customs union or EU oversight. | Headed by the businessman Richard Tice, and newly joined by Nigel Farage, this group seeks a Brexit completely outside any single market, customs union or EU oversight. |
| The successor group to the official leave campaign, it is headed by Labour MP Gisela Stuart, and says it wants to see the referendum result “respected and delivered in full”. | The successor group to the official leave campaign, it is headed by Labour MP Gisela Stuart, and says it wants to see the referendum result “respected and delivered in full”. |
| A new group campaigning to sink May’s Chequers proposals, which claims the support of 20 Tory MPs, among them Priti Patel and Iain Duncan Smith. | A new group campaigning to sink May’s Chequers proposals, which claims the support of 20 Tory MPs, among them Priti Patel and Iain Duncan Smith. |
| The unofficial leave campaign, financed by Arron Banks, which faces scrutiny about its tactics and funding. These days mainly a Twitter feed that mixes Brexit news with far-right-friendly messages about immigrants and Islam. | The unofficial leave campaign, financed by Arron Banks, which faces scrutiny about its tactics and funding. These days mainly a Twitter feed that mixes Brexit news with far-right-friendly messages about immigrants and Islam. |
| Springing up in the wake of the referendum, this grouped MPs from various parties in pushing for a soft Brexit. It was supported by some Tories, such as Anna Soubry and Dominic Grieve, but they cut ties over a plan to oust hard Brexit-backing MPs. | Springing up in the wake of the referendum, this grouped MPs from various parties in pushing for a soft Brexit. It was supported by some Tories, such as Anna Soubry and Dominic Grieve, but they cut ties over a plan to oust hard Brexit-backing MPs. |
| A later arrival, chaired by the former Labour minister Mark Malloch-Brown, this is more directly opposed to Brexit itself, and has received funding from the billionaire George Soros. | A later arrival, chaired by the former Labour minister Mark Malloch-Brown, this is more directly opposed to Brexit itself, and has received funding from the billionaire George Soros. |
| Part of Open Britain, this group calls for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. | Part of Open Britain, this group calls for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. |
| A long-established pro-EU group with sections across Europe, this has had a lower-profile role in the Brexit aftermath. Chaired by ex-Conservative cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell. | A long-established pro-EU group with sections across Europe, this has had a lower-profile role in the Brexit aftermath. Chaired by ex-Conservative cabinet minister Stephen Dorrell. |
| Set up by and seeking to represent young people, the group organises protests, and is probably best known for its eloquent spokesman Femi Oluwole. | Set up by and seeking to represent young people, the group organises protests, and is probably best known for its eloquent spokesman Femi Oluwole. |
| Going by the handy acronym of FFS, this is a student-based group seeking to block Brexit. | Going by the handy acronym of FFS, this is a student-based group seeking to block Brexit. |
| A self-explanatorily named niche pressure group with a heavyweight set of scientific backers. | A self-explanatorily named niche pressure group with a heavyweight set of scientific backers. |
| Constituencies passing anti-Brexit motions include Holborn and St Pancras, the London seat of Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, and a number of heavily leave-leaning seats including Castle Point in Essex and Dudley South in the West Midlands. | Constituencies passing anti-Brexit motions include Holborn and St Pancras, the London seat of Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, and a number of heavily leave-leaning seats including Castle Point in Essex and Dudley South in the West Midlands. |
| The drive has been spearheaded by a number of leftwing groups including Another Europe is Possible, Remain Labour and Labour for a People’s Vote. The student group FFS has also spent the summer campaigning to convince local parties to back anti-Brexit motions. | The drive has been spearheaded by a number of leftwing groups including Another Europe is Possible, Remain Labour and Labour for a People’s Vote. The student group FFS has also spent the summer campaigning to convince local parties to back anti-Brexit motions. |
| Not all the motions are the same and the final motion put to Labour conference is likely to be a compromise thrashed out between delegates from CLPs that have submitted anti-Brexit motions, trade unions and the leadership. Labour’s governing national executive committee could also offer its own statement as a substitute. | Not all the motions are the same and the final motion put to Labour conference is likely to be a compromise thrashed out between delegates from CLPs that have submitted anti-Brexit motions, trade unions and the leadership. Labour’s governing national executive committee could also offer its own statement as a substitute. |
| Labour’s conference arrangements committee will meet on Monday to decide which motions to accept. Although Brexit is not guaranteed to be debated, campaigners now say it would be untenable for the committee to decide to exclude it. | Labour’s conference arrangements committee will meet on Monday to decide which motions to accept. Although Brexit is not guaranteed to be debated, campaigners now say it would be untenable for the committee to decide to exclude it. |
| Alena Ivanova, an organiser for Another Europe is Possible, said: “With a consensus emerging around a lot of these points, and the sheer number of motions debated, it just isn’t going to be tenable not to have a Brexit debate at conference this year.” | Alena Ivanova, an organiser for Another Europe is Possible, said: “With a consensus emerging around a lot of these points, and the sheer number of motions debated, it just isn’t going to be tenable not to have a Brexit debate at conference this year.” |
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