Britain’s opposition leader, who exceeded expectations in Theresa May’s snap election in June with a campaign focused on public spending rather than Europe, shows no sign of changing tack despite pressure from his own MPs to row back on his support for leaving the single market. [...]
If Brexit was on his mind, he showed very little sign of it as he addressed 1,000 enthusiastic supporters in the remote village of Pool, with a lengthy stump speech focused on the National Health Service. [...]
But with the party gearing up for its annual September conference and Brexit negotiations heating up, many Labour MPs believe internal disputes over membership of the single market and whether or not to promise a second referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal will reach boiling point. [...]
“Many of those voters, particularly the young voters, who helped us deprive the Tories of a majority in June don’t want Brexit and they certainly don’t want Labour to support a hard Brexit,” said Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for nearby Exeter. “They are looking for us to show leadership on this and will be hoping that Jeremy and his frontbench colleagues provide it.”
Many in his party are unsure Corbyn will be able to sustain the adoration from huge crowds, like those seen at the summer music festival Glastonbury, if he is seen to be too close to the Conservatives on Brexit, and if the British economy suffers from leaving the single market.
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