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Don't let second referendum calls undermine Corbyn, McCluskey warns
Unite leader says members will see through 'poor imitation of Machiavelli' Tom Watson
Warning: Len McCluskey

LEN McCLUSKEY has urged Labour supporters to reject “siren calls” of people campaigning for a second EU referendum in warning that their purpose is to “undermine” Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership.

Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live this morning, the Unite general secretary called on party members to resist being “seduced” by demands for a second Brexit vote after 17.4 million people voted to leave the EU three years ago.

Mr McCluskey added: “When you look at some of the Remainers and their leading lights – Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson, Tom Baldwin – these are people who have indicated they would sooner have a Tory government than a Corbyn government.

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