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Anger as Corbyn faces down calls for Labour to back new Brexit vote
Source: The Guardian
Anger as Corbyn faces down calls for Labour to back new Brexit vote
Labour NEC resists pressure to unequivocally support second referendum in EU election manifesto
Heather Stewart Political editor
Tue 30 Apr 2019 20.03 BST First published on Tue 30 Apr 2019 17.26 BST
Jeremy Corbyn has faced down a challenge spearheaded by his deputy, Tom Watson, for Labour to signal its unequivocal backing for a second Brexit referendum in the forthcoming European election campaign.
In a move that sparked an immediate backlash among remain-supporters, Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC), announced that its manifesto for the election would be “fully in line” with its longstanding policy.
That means continuing to support “Labour’s alternative plan” for Brexit – “and if we can’t get the necessary changes to the government’s deal, or a general election, to back the option of a public vote”, a Labour source said.
The wording falls well short of the position set out recently by Watson, and by the shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer, who told the House of Commons in April: “At this late stage it is clear that any Brexit deal agreed in this parliament will need further democratic approval.”
Some Labour MPs reacted with fury to the NEC’s decision. ...
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Labour NEC resists pressure to unequivocally support second referendum in EU election manifesto
Heather Stewart Political editor
Tue 30 Apr 2019 20.03 BST First published on Tue 30 Apr 2019 17.26 BST
Jeremy Corbyn has faced down a challenge spearheaded by his deputy, Tom Watson, for Labour to signal its unequivocal backing for a second Brexit referendum in the forthcoming European election campaign.
In a move that sparked an immediate backlash among remain-supporters, Labour’s ruling national executive committee (NEC), announced that its manifesto for the election would be “fully in line” with its longstanding policy.
That means continuing to support “Labour’s alternative plan” for Brexit – “and if we can’t get the necessary changes to the government’s deal, or a general election, to back the option of a public vote”, a Labour source said.
The wording falls well short of the position set out recently by Watson, and by the shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer, who told the House of Commons in April: “At this late stage it is clear that any Brexit deal agreed in this parliament will need further democratic approval.”
Some Labour MPs reacted with fury to the NEC’s decision. ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/30/labour-nec-backs-second-referendum-in-specific-circumstances