MPs are expected to hold the delayed vote in the second week of January. Their planned intervention follows the publication of a new study revealing that an overwhelming majority of party members want the Labour leader to back a second referendum, though most remain loyal to Corbyn’s leadership. The study of Labour members found that 72% believed their leader should back a second referendum. This government is just trying to run down the clock and create a sense of fear between either no deal or May’s deal.”Backbenchers urged the Labour leader to plot a path towards a second referendum. “All the evidence shows that Labour voters and Labour members are at one in their support of a People’s Vote.

Source: The Guardian January 02, 2019 12:01 UTC