Return_of_the_STAR wrote:I've just watched an hour of the debate and he stood there and said that he does not support another referendum when asked by IDS. But his party have just overwhelmingly back an amendment to include the possibility of another vote.
I think he just said a general election was their priority rather than answering the question directly (though he probably would prefer to avoid a second referendum if possible). The Labour membership agreed that their policy is to push for a general election now, and if they can't get that then back another referendum with remain as an option. Their voters and their constituencies are still divided between remain and leave, but their MPs appear to be largely united currently over trying to avoid no deal, their distaste for May's deal, and they're no doubt happy to see the Tory party falling into chaos too.
I'm a bit worried that a second referendum looks pretty risky going by the recent polls, the majority for remain or leave appears to change depending on how the question is asked and it's still disturbingly close too. Another poll yesterday suggests the majority of people don't even want a second referendum. If the public votes to leave again (or even hands us a bloody no deal Brexit) I'd probably give up on the UK and join the campaign for a united Ireland
Maybe more gooseberry fool needs to hit the fan for the British public to move more in favour of remaining.