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Brexit: Where do the parties stand? General election 2019: Brexit - where do the parties stand?
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The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK heads towards a general election. The government's Brexit legislation is on hold as the UK gears up for the general election on 12 December.
But where do the parties stand on Brexit?But where do the parties stand on Brexit?
ConservativesConservatives
Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with the revised deal he agreed.Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants the UK to leave the European Union (EU) with the revised deal he agreed.
He says that with a majority Conservative government, he would start the process to "get Brexit done" on day one of the new Parliament.
He previously said the UK would leave on 31 October "do or die".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. However, Mr Johnson was forced to write a Brexit extension letter to the EU, after MPs failed to approve his 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.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 left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 MPs expelled recently for failing to follow the government's line on Brexit. Ten have since been welcomed back. Brexit left the Conservative Party heavily divided, with 21 MPs expelled for failing to follow the government's line. Ten were later welcomed back.
LabourLabour
If it wins the election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. It says it will achieve this within six months.If it wins the election, Labour wants to renegotiate Mr Johnson's Brexit deal and put it to another public vote. It says it will achieve this within six months.
Labour says its referendum would be a choice between a "credible" Leave option versus Remain. Labour says its referendum would be a choice between a "sensible" 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.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 said he would remain neutral if he was prime minister "so I can credibly carry out the results".
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".
While Labour's election strategy early on was to emphasise that the vote was about more than Brexit, it is changing its focus.
The message now is that Labour's leadership is not opposing Brexit by opposing Mr Johnson's deal - it wants to find what it believes is a better one.
SNPSNP
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. Alternatively, it wants Article 50 revoked if it is the only alternative to a no-deal 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 DemocratsLiberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the general election.The Liberal Democrats have pledged to cancel Brexit if they win power at the general election.
The policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference.The policy was endorsed in September by party members at the Lib Dem party conference.
If the Lib Dems do not win a majority they would support another referendum. If the Lib Dems do not win a majority, they would support another referendum.
Leader Jo Swinson says that stopping Brexit would free up £50bn, over five years, to spend on public services.
She says that so-called "Remain bonus" would pay for 20,000 new teachers, extra money for schools and to help support low-paid workers.
Democratic Unionist PartyDemocratic Unionist Party
The DUP had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) had an agreement with the Conservatives whereby it lent it support in the Commons during the last Parliament.
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 opposes elements of Mr Johnson's Brexit deal which relate to Northern Ireland,.
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 and there would be checks on goods coming from Great Britain. At its manifesto launch, the party said it will seek further changes to the deal if he is still prime minister after the election.
The DUP wanted to be given a veto, so that it had the option to reject the new customs arrangement in the future. The deal includes special arrangements for Northern Ireland. One gives the Northern Ireland Assembly a majority vote on how customs arrangements would work after Brexit.
The DUP wants such a vote to be taken on a cross-community basis, rather than a straight majority.
The Independent Group for ChangeThe Independent Group for Change
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. It backs another referendum, or "People's Vote", and wants the UK to remain in the EU.
Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru
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 Leave in the referendum. It wants a further referendum and to Remain.
In a bid to get as many pro-Remain MPs as possible into Parliament, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Greens have agreed an electoral pact in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales.
Green PartyGreen Party
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 PartyBrexit Party
The Brexit Party wants the UK to leave the EU without a deal, in what it calls a "clean-break Brexit".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. It says that is the way to "start changing Britain for good from day one" and that the transition period after leaving would not be extended.
The Brexit Party says it would be willing to form an electoral pact with the Conservatives to try to avoid splitting the leave vote. It also says Mr Johnson's revised Brexit plan is a bad deal.
Brexit explainedBrexit 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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