Corbyn calls for general election after May’s Brexit defeat

Labour leader makes no mention of new referendum but presses for customs unionMPs to vote on no-deal Brexit – politics liveJeremy Corbyn has demanded a general election in response to Theresa May’s 149-vote Brexit deal defeat – but made no mention of a second referendum.The Labour leader also pledged that his party would vote against a no-deal Brexit outcome in Wednesday’s vote and signalled that he would continue to press for a customs union with the EU. Continue reading