Though Cowards Flinch
Jeremy Corbyn likes to pretend he is at the head of a member-led, new model Labour Party but nothing could be further from the truth.
In an interview with ITV, John McDonnell tries to defend the anti-EU position of the Labour leadership over Brexit despite the fact that:
- 87% of Labour members support staying in the EU Single Market
- 85% of Labour members support staying in the Customs Union
- 78% of labour members support a second referendum on the final terms of Brexit.
Even though that's the overwhelming view of Labour Party members.
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WATCH John McDonnell: Labour will push for a general election over a second EU referendum
By Liz Bates - Politics Home
There should be another general election rather than a second EU referendum if Parliament rejects the final Brexit deal, John McDonnell has said.
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said Labour would prefer a general election over a second EU referendum - Credit: ITV
The Shadow Chancellor did not rule out another Brexit vote but warned that it could reignite tensions between Leave and Remain supporters.
He said that if MPs could not agree on the terms of the final deal between the UK the EU it would be “better” for the Government to call a general election.
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He told ITV1’s Peston on Sunday: “We would never turn our backs on democratic engagement, but our worry at the moment is that if you had another referendum it would divide the country again and at the same time we would open up the potential of that right-wing xenophobia…
“Better we have a general election on the issue and all the other issues because then you have a wider debate as well.”
Last month Jeremy Corbyn clarified Labour’s position on a second EU referendum, telling the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that the party would not support one.
The Labour leader said: "What we've asked for and demanded is a meaningful vote in Parliament at the end of it... we're not asking for a second referendum."
Asked if they were going to in the future, he replied: "No."
This silly insignificant little twerp McDonnell is an even bigger idiot than we first thought. If he thinks that another GE would put Labour in power, then he should see a psychiatrist quickly. His lack of ability coupled with Corbyns`idiocy, would prevent Labour from ever gaining power again. The electorate are just not that stupid.
The Shadow Chancellor did not rule out another Brexit vote but warned that it could reignite tensions between Leave and Remain supporters.
He said that if MPs could not agree on the terms of the final deal between the UK the EU it would be “better” for the Government to call a general election.
Lord Adonis urges peers to back a second EU referendum as crucial Brexit bill hits House of Lords
WATCH Jeremy Corbyn: Labour will not support a second EU referendum
Majority for second Brexit referendum ‘has 16 point lead’
He told ITV1’s Peston on Sunday: “We would never turn our backs on democratic engagement, but our worry at the moment is that if you had another referendum it would divide the country again and at the same time we would open up the potential of that right-wing xenophobia…
“Better we have a general election on the issue and all the other issues because then you have a wider debate as well.”
Last month Jeremy Corbyn clarified Labour’s position on a second EU referendum, telling the BBC’s Andrew Marr show that the party would not support one.
The Labour leader said: "What we've asked for and demanded is a meaningful vote in Parliament at the end of it... we're not asking for a second referendum."
Asked if they were going to in the future, he replied: "No."
This silly insignificant little twerp McDonnell is an even bigger idiot than we first thought. If he thinks that another GE would put Labour in power, then he should see a psychiatrist quickly. His lack of ability coupled with Corbyns`idiocy, would prevent Labour from ever gaining power again. The electorate are just not that stupid.
