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CWU reaffirm opposition to second referendum

by Marcus Barnett
in Bournemouth

POSTAL workers reaffirmed their fight yesterday for a Brexit deal that can deliver “democratic socialist transformation.”

Delegates at the Communication Workers Union (CWU) annual conference in Bournemouth urged Labour to “move on” from campaigning for a second referendum on Britain’s European Union membership.

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