Corbyn to impose three-line whip on Labour MPs to trigger article 50
Source: The Guardian
Jeremy Corbyn has said he will impose a three-line whip on his Labour MPs to back the triggering of article 50 if the government loses the supreme court challenge and brings a Brexit bill to parliament.
Asked how he would handle any legislation in the Commons, after the Guardian revealed that some shadow cabinet ministers were considering voting against, the Labour leader told Sky News: “It is very clear. The referendum made a decision that Britain was to leave the European Union. It was not to destroy jobs or living standards or communities but it was to leave the European Union and to have a different relationship in the future.
“I’ve made it very clear the Labour party accepts and respects the decision of the British people. We will not block article 50.”
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