Labour is edging towards a “compromise plan” that would allow the prime minister’s Brexit deal to pass but make clear that the Commons “withholds support” until it has been put to a public vote, according to party sources.
The Guardian says the party leadership approves of a redrafted amendment proposed by backbenchers Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson, which would see the party abstain on Theresa May's deal in return for a second referendum.
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