Labour to consider backing second Brexit vote

Labour will vote on a Brexit motion which will put a second referendum behind a call for a general election.
Pro-EU supporters in Labour have been left somewhat disappointed by the party's motion wording, which only promises to fight for a second vote on the deal Britain gets when it leaves the EU, if there is no general election.The motion comes after more than 100 constituency parties demanded a second referendum, with Jeremy Corbyn saying he would be "bound" by the outcome of a vote at conference.

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But the wording, decided after a five-hour compositing meeting, reads: "If we cannot get a general election, Labour must support all options remaining on the table, including campaigning for a public vote."The meeting ended just before midnight on Sunday, and supporters of a second referendum are understood to have faced stiff resistance to commitment to another vote, so the leadership could maintain some room to manoeuvre.


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In an interview with the BBC's Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, Mr Corbyn declined to say which way he would vote in a second referendum, saying there was "conjecture" as to what the question would be.He also made clear that his preference was for an early general election.