Fears Jeremy Corbyn could backtrack on People’s Vote promises in snap general election
Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images. - Credit: Getty Images
Jeremy Corbyn is said to be 'spooked' by the new prime minister that party insiders fear he could u-turn on his latest u-turn on a People's Vote in a snap general election.
The Mail on Sunday reports that the prospect of a general election in the autumn has Labour panicking about the party's position on Brexit, fearing that a pro-Remain message could damage its chances in the north.
It is now feared that rather than Labour taking a side on Brexit in a general election manifesto, it could return to its "constructive ambiguity" position in a bid to try to keep support in Remain and Leave areas.
One Labour source told the newspaper: "They think they've just gone too far to appease the Southern-based Remainers in the party while we can't compete with the Lib Dems as an avowedly anti-Brexit party. Corbyn can't exactly reverse the pledge to back a second referendum if we're still in opposition but he could send a much more Brexit-friendly message of how Labour in government would honour the 2016 referendum result by making sure we left."
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