Watson: I’ll back May’s deal and People’s Vote
Tom Watson will pledge to vote for Prime Minister Theresa May’s beleaguered Brexit deal to prevent the UK crashing out of the EU – if she vows to let the public have a say on it.
Labour’s deputy leader will tell the Put It To The People March in Westminster today that he has reluctantly come to the view that the only way to resolve the current impasse is “for people themselves to sign it off ”.
Labour officially supports a second referendum, but has notsaidwhetheritwouldback the PM’S deal on the condition it is put to a public vote.
Mr Watson will say: “The only way to resolve this and have legitimacy in the eyes of the public is for the people themselves to sign it off. So, I have an explicit message for Theresa May: I will vote for your deal or a revised deal you can agree with my party. I will help you get it over the line to prevent a disastrous no deal exit.
“But I can only vote for your deal – or any deal – if you let the people have a vote on it too.”