Labour ‘highly likely’ to support plan to delay Brexit if no deal – McDonnell

Andrew Marr claimed he was “bored of this table” when discussing the Labour Party’s position on a second Brexit referendum with the shadow chancellor. John McDonnell was pressed by the BBC host why the party was yet to come out and back a People’s Vote. Marr said:

In images shared widely on social media yesterday, the pledge has been seen in some quarters as a way to stop angry Labour supporters from leaving the party and forming a new pro-EU group. According to the Daily Telegraph, prominent Labour figures such as Remainers Chuka Umunna and Luciana

The EU’s most senior official also said that delaying Brexit could be an option if it avoided a “no deal” scenario. Mr Juncker suggested that higher forces would now dictate the way Brexit will play out. In an interview with German newspaper Stuttgart Zeitung he said:

The European Union has been urged to demonstrate “trust and vision” in talks with the UK at the start of a week of intense efforts to find a Brexit breakthrough.

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the process was at a “critical period” but insisted there was