Labour’s manifesto for the European Parliament elections will include a commitment to a second EU referendum in the event that it cannot secure a compromise deal with the government or a general election, the party’s ruling national executive committee has agreed.
The reaffirmation of the Brexit policy agreed at the party’s conference last September follows days of tension between the leader’s office and pro-Europeans both within parliament and its MEP candidates’ list, many of whom – most notably Tom Watson – had demanded the party commit to a public vote any Brexit deal agreed by parliament ahead of the 23 May poll.
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