70 Labour lawmakers oppose second Brexit referendum

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LONDON (REUTERS): As many as 70 of Britain’s opposition Labour lawmakers oppose holding a second Brexit referendum, Labour lawmaker Caroline Flint said on Sunday.

FILE PHOTO: Shadow Secretary for Energy and Climate Change Caroline Flint speaks during the Labour Party's annual conference in Manchester, northern England September 23, 2014. Reuters

Earlier this week Labour said it would back a second referendum in order to try to prevent either a ‘no deal’ or Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal.

“I think there are something like 60-70 Labour members of Parliament who feel as strongly as I do against a second referendum,” said Flint, who represents an area of Britain which voted to leave the EU at the 2016 referendum.