
WATCH: PMQs – “Labour want to block Brexit, and that would be a betrayal of the many by the few”
Jeremy Corbyn argued that “the best thing would be to go back to the people and let them decide”.
Jeremy Corbyn argued that “the best thing would be to go back to the people and let them decide”.
The best way to reach across the divide and attempt to gain the trust of ex-Conservative Remainers, is to accept the inevitable.
He was asked how he would vote in a second, three-question referendum on Brexit.
Previous surveys suggest they also want No Deal (even if only as a last resort). We look forward to leadership candidates explaining how the two can be squared.
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It could just be that the next Minister to depart will be none other than the Prime Minister herself.
“It is clear that the only way forward is leaving with a deal; but it is equally clear that this will not happen without compromise on all sides of the debate.”
“The Government will therefore include in the Withdrawal Agreement Bill at introduction a requirement to vote on whether to hold a second referendum.”
The Liberal Democrat leader is part of Marr’s all-Remain line-up this morning.
“The word I jumped on there is ‘option'”, says Marr, “because ‘option’ can mean anything at all.”
YouGov has Johnson top as Next Tory Leader. So do we. It has him winning run-offs. So do we. It finds 79 per of activists want May out. Our figure was 82 per cent…
Here in Britain, the two main parties are being punished by voters for tearing up their Brexit commitments.
Taking manifestos at face value is always unwise, but even by that yardstick the Opposition’s attempts to reassure Leavers are deeply disingenuous.
She should now put her deal to the Commons without the backstop – announce a firm date for her departure.
The mendacious simplifications of the last referendum campaign showed this is no way to conduct the Brexit argument.