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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during campaigning in Peterborough
LABOUR’s national executive committee (NEC) has reaffirmed the party’s existing policy on leaving the European Union, in a significant victory for Jeremy Corbyn.
The party’s governing body agreed that its manifesto for the European Parliament elections will commit to supporting a second referendum if a general election cannot be forced, or if the government will not change its policy on Brexit.
A Labour spokesperson said: “Labour’s European elections manifesto was agreed at the NEC today and it will be published soon.
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