WIGAN Labour MP Lisa Nandy warned today that a second EU referendum could be the “final breach of trust with the working class” and would likely end in a no-deal outcome.
She told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the idea of another referendum “seems quite absurd” as many of her constituents have shifted their opinions towards favouring no-deal.
She went on: “There is a huge frustration amongst Labour voters who voted Leave in towns like mine to see leading figures from the Labour Party out calling for a second referendum before there’s been any serious attempt to implement the result of the first.”
Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott insisted that Labour was “moving towards a clearer line” on Brexit after the party saw heavy losses in last week’s European Parliament elections.
On the same radio show, she said: “I’ve always argued that it’s perfectly possible that Leave would win again but we’re supporting a People’s Vote strongly now because it’s the right thing to do and it’s the democratic thing to do.
“Our position is that ideally we want a general election. If we can’t get a general election in time, we would support a People’s Vote.”
