Follow the nuance: Labour is edging towards a reversal of Brexit | Rafael Behr

As a soft Brexit becomes ever more implausible, Jeremy Corbyn is going to feel the heat from young Labour pro-Europeans

The referendum that propelled Britain towards exit from the European Union was called because David Cameron ran out of options for holding the Tories together. It would be a neat historical symmetry if the country voted on a reversal because Jeremy Corbyn faced the same problem with Labour.

A referendum on Brexit terms is not Labour policy. In March, Owen Smith was sacked as shadow Northern Ireland secretary for saying it should be. But nuance has crept on to the frontbench since then. “We’ve not ruled anything out,” John McDonnell said in July. “But our preference is a general election.”

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