Jeremy Corbyn in leadership crisis after Labour's disaster at EU elections
JEREMY Corbyn has hinted that he will fully throw his weight behind a second Brexit referendum after Labour's EU election flop last night.
"This party supports an agreement with the EU to prevent crashing out, and putting that proposal, when it's agreed, to a public vote.He previously said he would bring forward a referendum only on a divisive "Tory Brexit". Remainers the Lib Dems even pipped the party to second place in humiliated Mr Corbyn’s own constituency of Islington.
She added: "This fingers in ears approach to push preferred narratives is what got us into this mess in the first place."Minutes after the last polls closed across Europe at 10pm,Jeremy Corbyn “We will need to look again at our policy and make sure that we are clearer - particularly frankly that we are heading for a general election.”
"This was shocking, the worst I've ever seen in 20 years," he said. "We have to get a grip and get serious about this issue."
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