Brexit: Labour rejects call to back second referendum

Leadership decision to hedge their bets sparks backlash from party's Remainers

Tom Watson
Tom Watson arrives for a meeting of Labour’s National Executive Committee
(Image credit: Tolga Akmen/AFP/Getty Image)

Labour’s ruling body has resisted pressure to back a second referendum before agreeing to any Brexit deal.

Rejecting a campaign by deputy leader Tom Watson, the National Executive Committee announced that its manifesto for the forthcoming European election would be “fully in line” with its existing policy of partial backing for a second poll.

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