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Labour 'must change' after EU campaign EU referendum: Labour says it is 'best placed' to re-unite UK
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Labour must change to recognise concerns about immigration, the EU and wider issues, some MPs have said. Labour is the party "best placed" to re-unite the the country following the UK's decision to leave the European Union, a letter to its MPs has said.
Sunderland and South Tyneside - traditionally Labour heartlands - have voted decisively to leave the EU. The party document said Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was "uniquely placed" as he understood why people voted Leave.
Mr Corbyn, who had backed the campaign to remain, said voters had been let down by "successive governments".
But fresh calls have been made for Mr Corbyn to resign after many traditional Labour heartlands voted to leave.
The leaked document said Labour was now "the only party that can meet the challenge we now face".
It said voters would now support the party because it "did not engage in project fear" - or alleged scaremongering - during the referendum campaign.
"As the party that stands up for working people, Labour is best placed to re-unite the country - we can do so as we did not engage in project fear, and we share people's dissatisfaction with the status quo, which is why we put a critical case for both remain and reform," the letter read.
It said Mr Corbyn "understands why people voted to leave, he understands people's criticisms of Europe", adding that he was "the only leader of a major party in Britain to whom that applies".
Difficult days
Mr Corbyn told the BBC there would be some "very difficult days ahead" after the vote, and warned of "consequences" for British jobs.
He called for immediate talks on Brexit to begin and said the government should invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would begin the two-year process of negotiating a new trade relationship with the EU.
Following dramatic falls in the value of the pound, Mr Corbyn said Prime Minister David Cameron must work "quickly" to stabilise the economy.
However, some Labour MPs have said the party must change to recognise concerns about immigration, the EU and wider issues.
Labour Leave campaigner Kate Hoey MP told Sky News Labour supporters were "fed up of being told they're ignorant" and the party could lose its support.Labour Leave campaigner Kate Hoey MP told Sky News Labour supporters were "fed up of being told they're ignorant" and the party could lose its support.
MP Jamie Reed said: "No doubt, tonight, whatever the result, the Labour Party has to change fundamentally." Meanwhile, pro-EU MP Simon Danczuk, who had the Labour whip suspended last year, said there was "no doubt" that Mr Corbyn should resign.
Referendum night - what to watch out for He told Sky News: "We've failed to get the message across to what you might describe as Labour heartlands.
Labour former minister Ian Lucas warned the party needs a "big change in its approach" while Labour leave campaigner John Mann said the party had been "somewhat out of touch" with its supporters. "The truth is that Jeremy Corbyn just doesn't communicate well with those core voters. And the important point from that is that I think they're actually making that final disconnect with Labour."
Labour former minister Ian Lucas warned the party needs a "big change in its approach" while Labour leave campaigner John Mann said the party had been "somewhat out of touch" with its supporters who were "sick to death" with what they were being offered.
There has been a renewed push in recent weeks by the Remain side to appeal to Labour voters, amid fears the party's core supporters were drifting towards Leave.There has been a renewed push in recent weeks by the Remain side to appeal to Labour voters, amid fears the party's core supporters were drifting towards Leave.
In early results on Friday morning, Leave supporters drowned out the regional counting officer in Sunderland as she announced the Labour-supporting constituency had received 82,394 votes to leave and 51,930 to remain.In early results on Friday morning, Leave supporters drowned out the regional counting officer in Sunderland as she announced the Labour-supporting constituency had received 82,394 votes to leave and 51,930 to remain.
While another north-east England constituency, Newcastle, had more Remain supporters - it was a narrower win than expected with 65,404 votes to 63,598. And in South Tyneside, Remain won just 38% of the vote while Leave got 62%.While another north-east England constituency, Newcastle, had more Remain supporters - it was a narrower win than expected with 65,404 votes to 63,598. And in South Tyneside, Remain won just 38% of the vote while Leave got 62%.
In Middlesbrough, the Leave vote was also higher than expected, 40,177, while Remain votes totalled 21,181.In Middlesbrough, the Leave vote was also higher than expected, 40,177, while Remain votes totalled 21,181.
'Grievances aired''Grievances aired'
The former Labour leader, Ed Miliband, says many voters in north-east England had backed Leave because of a "deep set of issues" that have been "building for a long time".The former Labour leader, Ed Miliband, says many voters in north-east England had backed Leave because of a "deep set of issues" that have been "building for a long time".
He said voters were expressing concerns about immigration but also the "wider direction of the country".He said voters were expressing concerns about immigration but also the "wider direction of the country".
"If this is a remain vote, I hope David Cameron recognises the anger and division about what is happening," he said. Shadow chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC he felt that during the referendum campaign "people's grievances are being aired as well" on issues such as austerity and wage stagnation.
His successor as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, who has previously expressed Eurosceptic views, has faced criticism for not being visible enough in the Remain campaign.
Mr Miliband said it was easy to criticise campaigns but Labour had tried to put out a more positive message, and he thought Mr Corbyn's Euroscepticism was in line with that of many voters.
Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham, speaking at Manchester Town Hall, appealed to Labour voters who had voted to leave in Sunderland and Newcastle: "We understand what you are saying. This referendum can't mark the end of the process."
'It's been tough'
And Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell told the BBC he felt that during the referendum campaign "people's grievances are being aired as well" on issues like austerity and wage stagnation.
He said the result that was coming in was "exactly as I thought" adding there was a lot of disaffection with Westminster politics: "Some of those are Labour supporters. We have done our best to turn that around but it's been tough," he said.He said the result that was coming in was "exactly as I thought" adding there was a lot of disaffection with Westminster politics: "Some of those are Labour supporters. We have done our best to turn that around but it's been tough," he said.
But he said "we've got to listen to our own [supporters]".But he said "we've got to listen to our own [supporters]".
However former Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall tweeted: "May I humbly request no 'this is a huge wake-up call' comments. Some of us have been "awake" for a little while."
And Kate Hoey, one of the few Labour MPs to campaign for a Leave vote, told Sky News: "We will find thousands and thousands of Labour supporters abandoning the Labour view on this."
She said the Labour Party "view on this, is out of step with Labour supporters and ex-Labour supporters, who I'm afraid we'll probably find will not come back to us after the way the leadership have fought this campaign of staying in".