Brexit talks: Will Labour push a public vote option?
But the party's deputy leader Tom Watson - who doesn't always see eye to eye with the shadow foreign secretary - took to the airwaves to insist:"Our position is we want a confirmatory ballot.
Mr Corbyn has said he did raise the"option" of a public vote with Mrs May yesterday and shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer said today that a"confirmatory vote" would be discussed at what are being billed as technical discussions between Labour and Conservative frontbenchers.
Supporters of a referendum say that Mrs May's"Tory Brexit deal" - as represented by two meaningful votes - has been voted down.Sceptics and opponents stress, on the other hand, that it should still be a last resort to prevent no deal, or another attempt to get Mrs May's unrevised deal over the line.So a group of 25 Labour MPs from Leave areas has written to Mr Corbyn urging him to"compromise" in talks with Mrs May.
The signatories say:"Our policy… seeks a deal that protects jobs and rights at work. It does not require a confirmatory ballot on any deal that meets those conditions."But sources close to the Labour leader think the fuss over a referendum is over-blown, as government and opposition are unlikely to agree a joint motion on Brexit in any case.
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