Jeremy Corbyn is not a secret Brexiter. His performance on tonight’s Sky News Q&A, during which he rebutted left-wing arguments for leaving, proved as much. Challenged on his Remain stance after a lifetime of euroscepticism, he replied: “My head hasn’t been turned by anything. My head doesn’t get turned.” Shadow cabinet ministers who have discussed the subject with him do not doubt his sincerity.
But Corbyn is the most reluctant of Remainers. Asked at the start whether voters understood the referendum, he replied in the manner of a dispassionate teacher, rather than a campaigning leader. “If we Remain there are implications, if we Leave there are massive implications.” He later reflected: “There may well be a Leave vote … Whatever the result, we’ve got to work with it.” One couldn’t shake the sense that a shrug would be his most likely response to Brexit.
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