Mercury (Hobart)

Right-wing terror hit

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BRITAIN’S Labour leader Jerwhat he calls a “botched” ConPOLICE say a stabbing west of emy Corbyn has signalled he servative Brexit. London in which a man atwould back a proposal by MPs Yesterday he said Labour tacked a teenager with a baseto hold a public vote on Prime would most probably back a ball bat and knife while hurling Minister Theresa May’s Brexit proposal, or an amendment, racist abuse is being treated as deal if it is approved by Parliadraw­n up by two Labour MPs, a terrorist incident “inspired by mment. Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson, the far-Right”. Mrs May (right) is expected which would seek a “confir

A man, 50, was arrested on tto stage another vote on her mation ballot” if Mrs May’s suspicion of attempted murder ddeal to leave the European deal is passed by Parliament. and racially aggravated public UUnion this week, but two of her “Yes, we will be supporting­g order offences. ministers have indicated the it but we’ve obviously got too

mmC CConservat­ive His 19-year-old victim was Government see the wording of it,” he said. taken to hospital with non-lifewould only do so if there was Mr Corbyn has long been

wwt tthe threatenin­g injuries. Neil Basu, support to get it approved. under pressure by members of head of counter-terrorism poMr Corbyn (left), who has his party to back a second reflicing, said the incident had bbeen reluctant to stage a secerendum on Britain’s member-“hallmarks of a terror event” ship of the EU but fears

sss oond referendum on Britain’s s and police would tackle “all membership of the EU, has alienating those Labour voters

mml lolong toxic extremist ideology”. said he would act to stop who backed Brexit.

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