Jeremy Corbyn faces pressure from Labour MPs and MEPs to commit to second referendum

Jeremy Corbyn is facing pressure from his own party to commit to a second Brexit referendum.

Labour MPs and MEPs are reportedly signing a letter to the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) that calls for its European Union elections manifesto to contain a commitment to a second Brexit vote.

The letter, shared on Twitter by ITV Political Editor Robert Peston, says: “To motivate our supporters, and to do the right thing by our members and our policy, a clear commitment to a confirmatory public vote on any Brexit deal must be part of our European election manifesto.”

A decision is expected to be made by the NEC at an emergency meeting on Tuesday.

According to Peston, all Labour MEPs agree on the approach, which also has the backing of Labour’s union supporters including Unison, the GMB and USDAW.

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Launching the Liberal Democrat EU elections campaign, leader Sir Vince Cable accused Labour of a “stitch-up” with the Conservative Government, saying it was no wonder Labour’s supporters felt let down.

He said: "What we know is that any form of Brexit puts our country at risk - the NHS, our public services, jobs across the country and peace in Northern Ireland.

"Our global reputation has taken a battering for a project which would leave us worse off at home and less influential in the world.

"Our ambition is no less than to stop Brexit, and see this new group of Liberal Democrat MEPs influence the future of Europe for years to come."

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