Article 47AVR Starmer: Labour 'must keep open' option of second referendum

Starmer: Labour 'must keep open' option of second referendum

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Mattha Busby
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Shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer says remain option should be on ballot paper

Labour must keep open the option of a second EU referendum with remain on the ballot paper, Keir Starmer has said.

After Theresa May's Brexit deal was overwhelmingly voted down on Tuesday, leaving Labour as potential kingmakers in shaping the nature of Britain's exit from the European Union, the shadow Brexit secretary said Labour must either instruct the government to negotiate a close economic relationship with the EU based on a customs union, or campaign for a further public vote.

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