Jeremy Corbyn declares support for Brexit referendum amendment

LONDON - The Labour Party will this week either support or table an amendment for a new Brexit referendum, leader Jeremy Corbyn has announced.

In a move that will delight anti-Brexit Labour MPs and the the party's overwhelmingly pro-EU membership, Corbyn said he will "put forward or support an amendment in favour of a public vote to prevent a damaging Tory Brexit."

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