LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government is not preparing for a second referendum on Brexit, ministers said on Sunday, sticking to the script that Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal could still pass through parliament with a few changes.
But the longer it takes, voices urging a change of tack are getting louder and the pressure on the main opposition Labor Party to move against the government is rising.
May survived a no confidence vote among her Conservative lawmakers last week, but opposition parties are calling for Labor to propose a parliamentary motion of no confidence against the government this week.
Labor has repeatedly said it will call such a motion at “the best time”, or when it knows it can win, and for now will try to force the government to bring its deal to parliament sooner.