If the Labour party formally backs another referendum, they will lose supporters old and new

Liam Barrett
1 min readJun 2, 2019

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First published on portermedium.com

Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has pledged allegiance to a second referendum after a recent election defeat. To stop the defections to the Brexit party, he must think twice.

After a disappointing European election outcome for the Labour party, it seems the once Eurosceptic leadership is caving into to pressure from their People’s Vote counterparts. Although a second referendum, with the option of remain and a parliamentary-approved deal on the ballot paper, is overwhelmingly popular — Labour’s official pledge for one is problematic.

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Liam Barrett
Liam Barrett

Written by Liam Barrett

Politics and culture writer. Radical over-thinker and foodie

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