No second referendum before a general election: that was the gist of Jeremy Corbyn’s big speech in Northampton this morning, in which he insisted that Labour is “champing at the bit” for a snap poll once an Article 50 extension is secured later this month. It’s also the message being pushed to the Labour grassroots. “Take away No Deal, then let’s have the election,” Corbyn tells members in an email this afternoon.
Is he right? We already knew that the preference of the Labour leader and his inner circle is for an election sooner rather than later – indeed, Corbyn had to be talked out of agreeing to a poll before the prospect of a no-deal Brexit on 31 October had been averted for sure. If he had followed his instincts, the UK would be going to the polls as soon as next Monday. There has been no change in his position.
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