Labour is an internationalist party of social and economic justice, not a party of leave or remain
• Ian Lavery is chair of the Labour party
While hot takes on the European election results come in all flavours, there should be at least two things we all agree on. First, it was a bad night for Labour, and second, that the country is as bitterly divided as ever.
As the Labour party wrestles with whether or not it backs a public vote, the clock ticks down to Halloween and our latest exit date. With a surging Brexit party and a Conservative leadership contest under way, the prospects for a more extreme version of departure grow by the day. As Conservative candidates seek to win back voters from the anti-EU populists, ruling out no deal is, for most, no longer an option.
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