Jeremy Corbyn has said that a general election or a second referendum is now the “only way out” of the Brexit crisis.
The Labour leader has been facing growing pressure from party members and senior MPs to explicitly back another public vote after suffering a drubbing in the EU elections.
Corbyn said: “Faced with the threat of no deal and a prime minister with no mandate, the only way out of the Brexit crisis ripping our country apart is now to go back to the people.
Corbyn added that he would do “whatever is necessary” to prevent the UK crashing out of the European Union without a deal – signalling he would be willing to collaborate with Tory moderates and potentially table a confidence motion to bring down the government.
Corbyn is due to hold meetings with Irish President Michael D Higgins and Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar on Thursday, and is expected to discuss Labour’s plan for a UK-EU customs union.
Via Sky News
