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The party’s national executive committee has a duty to back a second vote to block the rise of hard-right nationalism

Over the next 48 hours, a battle will take place that will settle the future of the Labour party – and arguably the country. Is Labour to be the party of Europe in uncompromising opposition to the rise of an ugly, hard-right, English nationalism? Or will it continue to temporise over Europe, so enabling the centre of political gravity to shift towards the English nationalist right?

The issue that cannot be fudged is the manifesto on which prospective Labour members of the European parliament will fight the elections on 23 May. As it stands , the draft is unambiguously pro a confirmatory public vote on any Brexit deal, with remain as the other option. That is the position of European MEPs, party members and trade unions as it has gone through the varying consultation processes over the last week.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2UFI9Pe