John Mcdonnell: Labour Wants To Push Ahead With Brexit theguardian.com

Labour would fight a snap general election vowing to press ahead with Brexit, but secure better terms, John McDonnell has said, defying demands among party members for a referendum pledge to form part of any manifesto.

The standoff between Theresa May and the EU27 leaders in Salzburg, and the apparent lack of a parliamentary majority for her Brexit plans, have raised the spectre of an early general election.

Labour has repeatedly made clear that it would prefer that to a "people's vote" on the deal.

Speaking as Labour prepares to gather in Liverpool for its annual conference, with Brexit high on the agenda, the shadow chancellor told the Guardian he would expect his party's stance to be similar to the one it took in 2017.