Picture: Watson, the deputy leader of the British Labor Party\Reuters

[Ta Kung Pao News] According to the BBC report: With the prospect of Brexit unclear, the opposition Labor Party broke out in internal strife on the 21st. Some party members demanded the removal of deputy leader Watson, who supports remaining in the EU, due to Brexit issues. However, the motion was withdrawn after the intervention of party leader Hao Erbin. Watson said he was disappointed with the motion and called on party members to unite amid the possibility of a snap election.

The Labor Party will hold its annual conference from the 21st to the 25th to discuss issues such as Brexit, education and public services. Left-wing MPs in the party accused Watson of betraying the Labor Party on the "Brexit" issue and plotted to use the opportunity to remove him from office. However, party leader Hao Erbin proposed that future changes in the position of deputy party leader should be reviewed instead, which was accepted by the committee. Hao Erbin declined to comment on his relationship with Watson.

Watson learned the news on the 20th. Before attending the conference, he said that he was sad and disappointed with the recall motion. "We came here to deal with Johnson together... I think the meeting was destroyed on the first day." He named and criticized the party members who proposed the recall for engaging in partisan struggle, and called for unity within the party to jointly discuss the national prospects after the election.

Watson disagrees with Hao Erbin’s left wing on many issues. Watson firmly supports Remain and advocates a second referendum. But Hao Erbin is worried that adopting a posture of staying in the EU will lose supporters of the "Brexit" faction.

Some of Hao Erbin’s close friends said angrily that they had no way of even knowing the plan to remove Watson, and asked Hao Erbin to cancel the “coup”. BBC analysis pointed out that the incident exposed deep divisions within the Labor Party, not only between the left and the right, but even within the left.

The Labor Party National Executive Committee drafted a statement stating that the Labor Party will remain neutral on the issue of "Brexit" in future general elections. If Labor successfully organizes the next government, a referendum will be held within six months. Some members of the party are dissatisfied with the relevant decisions and believe that the Labor Party's vague stance on "Brexit" will only lose more support.