Labour will support or put forward an amendment in favour of a public vote to “prevent a damaging Tory Brexit being forced on the country”, Jeremy Corbyn will tell a meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party tonight.
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham and a supporter of the People’s Vote campaign for a second referendum, said: “It is welcome news that the Labour Party is now, at long last, signalling it will accept the principle of giving the public the final say on Brexit.
“Even if MPs can agree some sort of deal, it would be wrong to force it on the British people when we now know so many of the promises made in 2016 have been broken and any deal will be worse than the one we’ve already got inside the EU.
“These are dangerous times for the Labour Party and our country. Jeremy Corbyn is today taking the first step to reunite our party by showing he is listening to our voters and members on this, the biggest issue of our time.
“But it is also crucial when food prices are already rising and car manufacturers are scrapping investment that we provide the clarity needed to plan for the future.”
