Why we need to stop Brexit
The resignation of the Blairite Lord Adonis from his position as adviser to the Tory government has shown the issue of Brexit, and whether or not to try and stop it, is not over in the Labour Party. A new survey has suggested that allegedly 78% of Labour members want Brexit to be stopped or at least want a second referendum. Up until last year’s election the right-wing of Labour (notably Progress) had only half-heartedly taken up the issue of stopping Brexit. They avoided directly opposing Brexit because they feared the electoral power of nationalistic sentiment. They couched their opposition...