Jon Trickett has become the first member of the shadow cabinet to state that he would like to campaign for a “Labour Brexit” in a potential future referendum. If there’s a Labour Brexit, for me, I would then want to advocate that Labour deal,” Trickett said, speaking in his Yorkshire constituency of Hemsworth. A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn, Trickett said Labour leave voters must be given a credible option to support in any referendum – which would appear to rule out backing a public vote on a Boris Johnson deal. But Corbyn signalled his caution on Sunday about the idea of backing a Brexit deal in exchange for a referendum, a view echoed by Trickett. I believe that the majority in the country voted for leave – and I feel that a Labour Brexit can only be delivered by a Labour government.

Source: The Guardian October 13, 2019 17:19 UTC