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Brexit: Where do the parties stand? | Brexit: Where do the parties stand? |
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Plans to take the UK out of the EU have been delayed while the government holds a fourth attempt to trigger an early election. | |
But where do the parties stand on Brexit? | But where do the parties stand on Brexit? |
Conservatives - 288 MPs | Conservatives - 288 MPs |
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with a deal, but says he is willing to exit without one. | |
He previously said the UK would leave on 31 October "do or die". | |
However, Mr Johnson was forced to write a Brexit extension letter to the EU, after MPs failed to approve a revised deal. | |
Mr Johnson secured changes to the deal previously negotiated by Theresa May. It includes scrapping the controversial Irish backstop and replacing it with a new customs arrangement. | |
Brexit has left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 of its MPs expelled for failing to follow the government's line on Brexit. | |
Labour - 244 MPs | |
If it wins an election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. | |
Labour says its referendum would be a choice between a "credible" Leave option versus Remain. | |
Under its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a "close" single market relationship. | Under its Leave option, Labour says it will negotiate for the UK to remain in an EU customs union, and retain a "close" single market relationship. |
This would allow the UK to continue trading with the EU without checks, but it would prevent it from striking its own trade deals with other countries. | |
If a referendum was held, Mr Corbyn has not said which way he would vote, although he has pledged "to carry out whatever the people decide". | If a referendum was held, Mr Corbyn has not said which way he would vote, although he has pledged "to carry out whatever the people decide". |
Other senior figures, including shadow chancellor John McDonnell and shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, have said they favour remaining in the EU. | Other senior figures, including shadow chancellor John McDonnell and shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry, have said they favour remaining in the EU. |
Just like the Conservatives, Labour has had to deal with internal divisions over its Brexit policy. More than 25 Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn in June, saying another public vote would be "toxic to our bedrock Labour voters". | Just like the Conservatives, Labour has had to deal with internal divisions over its Brexit policy. More than 25 Labour MPs wrote to Mr Corbyn in June, saying another public vote would be "toxic to our bedrock Labour voters". |
SNP - 35 MPs | SNP - 35 MPs |
The SNP is pro-Remain and wants the UK to stay a member of the EU. | The SNP is pro-Remain and wants the UK to stay a member of the EU. |
It has been campaigning for another referendum on Brexit. | It has been campaigning for another referendum on Brexit. |
The SNP's ultimate objective is for an independent Scotland that is a full member of the EU. | The SNP's ultimate objective is for an independent Scotland that is a full member of the EU. |
Liberal Democrats - 19 MPs | Liberal Democrats - 19 MPs |
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the next general election. | The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the next general election. |
The policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference. | |
The Lib Dems say they will continue to work with other parties to try to bring about a referendum before an election is called. | The Lib Dems say they will continue to work with other parties to try to bring about a referendum before an election is called. |
Democratic Unionist Party - 10 MPs | Democratic Unionist Party - 10 MPs |
The DUP had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons. | |
However, while the DUP wants the UK to leave the EU, it is unhappy with the revised deal negotiated by Mr Johnson. | However, while the DUP wants the UK to leave the EU, it is unhappy with the revised deal negotiated by Mr Johnson. |
It's worried that the union between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK could be threatened, because Northern Ireland would have to stick to some EU rules. | |
The DUP wanted to be given a veto, so that it had the option to reject the new customs arrangement in the future. | |
The Independent Group for Change - 5 MPs | The Independent Group for Change - 5 MPs |
This party is made up of MPs who left the Conservatives and Labour, in part because of their positions on Brexit. | This party is made up of MPs who left the Conservatives and Labour, in part because of their positions on Brexit. |
They back another referendum, or "People's Vote", and want the UK to remain in the EU. | They back another referendum, or "People's Vote", and want the UK to remain in the EU. |
Plaid Cymru - 4 MPs | Plaid Cymru - 4 MPs |
The party backs remaining in the EU, despite Wales voting "out" in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain. | The party backs remaining in the EU, despite Wales voting "out" in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain. |
Green Party - 1 MP | Green Party - 1 MP |
The party's one MP, Caroline Lucas, has been a vocal campaigner for another referendum, and believes the UK should stay in the EU. | The party's one MP, Caroline Lucas, has been a vocal campaigner for another referendum, and believes the UK should stay in the EU. |
Brexit Party - 0 MPs | Brexit Party - 0 MPs |
The Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the EU without a deal, in what it calls a "clean-break Brexit". | |
It says Mr Johnson's revised Brexit plan is a bad deal because it would still involve paying the EU a £39bn settlement. | |
If the Conservatives embrace no-deal, the Brexit Party says it would be willing to form an electoral pact. | |
However, if that offer is not taken up, it says its candidates will stand in seats across the country. | |
Brexit explained | Brexit explained |
Brexit - British exit - refers to the UK leaving the EU. A public vote was held in June 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain. | Brexit - British exit - refers to the UK leaving the EU. A public vote was held in June 2016, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain. |
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