Corbyn suggests UK could be better off after Brexit if deal is right

Labour leader risks infuriating activists and MPs as he plays down splits at party conference

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Jeremy Corbyn has suggested a Labour Brexit deal could be preferable to remaining in the EU, putting himself on a collision course with activists and MPs pushing for the party to campaign for remain.

In an appearance on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show before a contentious debate on Brexit at the party's conference in Brighton, Corbyn sought to play down Labour divisions after an aborted attempt to ditch Tom Watson's job and the resignation of a key policy aide, Andrew Fisher.