Jeremy Corbyn forced to calm growing Labour backlash over his offer to help Theresa May deliver Brexit
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Jeremy Corbyn forced to calm growing Labour backlash over his offer to help Theresa May deliver Brexit

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Asked if Mr Corbyn’s letter paved the way for Labour MPs to support a Brexit deal put forward by Ms May, he told BBC 5Live: “I think that’s probably right. “Brexit is a right-wing ideological project and we should be opposing it on those terms.” Asked whether he would resign over the issue, Mr Smith admitted he was “considering” whether he could continue as a Labour MP, saying: “I think that’s a very good question and I think it’s something that I and lots of other people are considering right now.” Pushed on whether he could quit if Ms May’s Brexit deal is passed next month, he replied: “That’s possible.” Liverpool Wavertree MP Luciana Berger, another supporter of the campaign for a Final Say referendum, also refused to rule out leaving the party. In a briefing document justifying Mr Corbyn’s decision to reach out to Ms May, they wrote: “This is consistent with our conference policy and the frontbench amendment we set out on 29 January: that made clear there are two credible options that Labour could support to prevent no deal and break the current impasse – either a close economic relationship or a public vote. Without it, we will keep all options on the table, as agreed in our party conference motion, including the option of a public vote.” That was not enough to reassure supporters of a Final Say referendum, with MPs condemning Mr Corbyn’s offer to work with Ms May if she agreed to meet Labour’s five conditions.

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