Jeremy Corbyn: Second EU referendum ‘not disastrous’

A second Brexit referendum would not be “disastrous” and Labour is “not staunchly against freedom of movement”, Jeremy Corbyn has said in an attempt to win back supporters lost to pro-eu parties ahead of Thursday’s European elections. But in a difficult interview on the BBC’S Andrew Marr show, he struggled to reconcile the conflicting views of his shadow cabinet.

Asked if the Labour election slogan was “Vote Labour, get Brexit”, Mr Corbyn said: “I think what would be a fair assessment would be to say Vote Labour, challenge austerity and guarantee living standards for the future, not a no-deal exit from the European Union which is all that’s being offered by the Tory right and, in a sense, by the Tory party.”