Owen Smith: Corbyn made mistake sacking me over Brexit stance

Former shadow Northern Ireland secretary defends call for referendum on final deal with EU
Owen Smith has called Jeremy Corbyn’s decision to sack him from the shadow frontbench a mistake, and defended his choice to break with Labour party policy by calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. Smith was sacked as the shadow Northern Ireland secretary on Friday evening after writing an article in the Guardian on the issue. He said his decision to openly support a second Brexit vote was