LABOUR BACKING A SECOND VOTE IS WELCOME NEWS, says GSD

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 Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 11:14

The GSD welcomes the significant decision by the Labour Party in the UK to back a policy of a second vote between a “credible” withdrawal agreement to leave the EU and remaining. The GSD has supported the idea of a second vote from very early on. 

GSD Leader Keith Azopardi said: “Clearly Gibraltar must continue to plan for all scenarios and that must include having robust contingency plans for a hard Brexit but this news from Labour should be supported as it provides Gibraltar with the best hope for continued stability and prosperity in the future. As is well-known the GSD has supported a second vote or so-called People’s Vote for some months.

In announcing the policy Labour has stressed that the choice at a second vote [if it materialises] must be between a “credible” withdrawal agreement and remain because the Labour Party does not consider the current withdrawal agreement as good for the UK. The GSD agrees that the current withdrawal agreement is not good for Gibraltar and certainly not better than remaining in the EU.

This is a rapidly changing panorama and much will happen from now till the end of March. Gibraltar must be ready for everything because there is no obvious outcome to all of this. The unconditional extension of the Article 50 period to allow a measured process should also be on the table and to that extent we also welcome this afternoon’s announcement by the UK Prime Minister that she will ask the UK Parliament to vote on whether to extend the Article 50 period in the event that her Withdrawal Agreement and a no deal Brexit are not supported.”

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