BREXIT disputes should be addressed through negotiations and a vote in Parliament, rather than a second referendum, Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday.
The Labour leader was on a radio show with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who had suggested on Monday that a second public vote could be required if MPs reject the final deal reached with the other 27 European Union member states.
Mr Corbyn also restated his support for unilaterally protecting the rights of EU citizens living in Britain and defended his efforts in backing the Remain side during last year’s referendum campaign.
On LBC Radio, he was asked whether he would support a second referendum to give the public a final say on the Brexit deal if Labour was in office.
He said: “What I want to do is negotiate tariff-free trade access to European markets and protection of all the regulations we have gained from Europe in relation to workers, consumers and the environment.
“The idea of a second referendum is something that many people want, but many are very concerned about because they don’t think it would actually solve the issue.
“I think that the issue has to be dealt with by negotiation and by a meaningful vote in Parliament on what it is.”
The Labour leader was on a radio show with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who had suggested on Monday that a second public vote could be required if MPs reject the final deal reached with the other 27 European Union member states.
Mr Corbyn also restated his support for unilaterally protecting the rights of EU citizens living in Britain and defended his efforts in backing the Remain side during last year’s referendum campaign.
On LBC Radio, he was asked whether he would support a second referendum to give the public a final say on the Brexit deal if Labour was in office.
He said: “What I want to do is negotiate tariff-free trade access to European markets and protection of all the regulations we have gained from Europe in relation to workers, consumers and the environment.
“The idea of a second referendum is something that many people want, but many are very concerned about because they don’t think it would actually solve the issue.
“I think that the issue has to be dealt with by negotiation and by a meaningful vote in Parliament on what it is.”
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