Jeremy Corbyn chose Corby today to make a general election and remain vote pledge saying that his party offered ‘a real change of direction’. In front of a packed room of supporters at the Pen Green Centre in Corby and before the nation’s TV cameras, Labour’s leader made his next steps clear and said a general election was needed to stop the Brexit crisis. He said he would do ‘anything necessary to stop a disastrous no deal for which this government has no mandate’ and give voters the final say on the Europe situation.The labour leader said he will call a vote of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s Conservative government, try to form a cross party minority government and then call an immediate general election in an attempt to stop the UK crashing out of Europe without a deal.This was the first time a clear timetable was outlined by the leader of the opposition as the October 31st deadline approaches. Although he gave no date for any general election saying ‘I don’t know when it is going to be so don’t ask me’.It comes after a leaked report has said no deal Brexit will lead to shortages of food and… Read full this story
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