UK Labour could back 2nd Brexit referendum, Corbyn hints
"If the government remains intransigent, if support for Labour's alternative is blocked for party advantage and the country is facing the potential disaster of no deal, our duty will then be to look at other options ... including that of a public vote," Corbyn -- chairman of Britain's main opposition Labour party -- said in a speech in the southern English coastal town of Hastings.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 17 January 2019
- Modified Date: 03:46 | 17 January 2019
Britain's main opposition Labour party could back a second Brexit referendum if its proposals for leaving the EU are shunned by the government and a no-deal scenario looks likely, leader Jeremy Corbyn said on Thursday.
"If the government remains intransigent, if support for Labour's alternative is blocked for party advantage and the country is facing the potential disaster of no deal, our duty will then be to look at other options ... including that of a public vote," Corbyn said in a speech in the southern English coastal town of Hastings.