Could Labour split over Brexit?

Jeremy Corbyn’s failure to back a second referendum could have drastic consequences

Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson
Jeremy Corbyn and his deputy Tom Watson at the Labour conference in 2017
(Image credit: Leon Neal/Getty)

The threat of a party split is looming larger over Labour amid growing dissatisfaction stemming from Jeremy Corbyn’s continued refusal to back a second Brexit referendum.

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