What is Brexit vote?

The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU).

Is the Labour party left or right?

Labour’s status as a socialist party has been disputed by those who do not see the party as being part of the Left, although the general consensus is that Labour are a left-wing political party.

Is Tory the same as conservative?

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, and also known colloquially as the Tories, Tory Party, or simply the Conservatives, is a political party in the United Kingdom.

What is the Conservative Party’s stance on Brexit?

The Conservative Party has made Brexit a central plank of its campaign so far. It says it wants to leave the European Union by the end of January with Boris Johnson’s renegotiated deal.

Which voters supported leaving the EU?

Leaving the EU was strongly supported by Conservative voters, which tend to be older. Younger, more blue-collar traditionally Labour voters did too, in surprisingly large numbers (although not nearly as many as Conservatives).

What would a Labour Brexit deal mean for voters?

The Labour Party says it would renegotiate the deal to include closer economic ties with the European Union. It says it would then put that deal to voters in a referendum. The party earlier voted to block the prospect of Britain leaving the EU without a deal.

How did Brexit come about?

According to the BBC, former Prime Minister David Cameron first entertained the idea of a Brexit vote in 2009, insisting that any change in the U.K.’s status be led by the people. As a harbinger of growing support for leaving the union, the anti-EU Independence Party (UKIP), won the second-most votes in the 2009 parliamentary elections.