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| Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn may have voted to Leave, claims Chris Bryant | |
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| Chris Bryant, the recently resigned Shadow Cabinet Minister, has claimed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may have voted Leave in the referendum. | Chris Bryant, the recently resigned Shadow Cabinet Minister, has claimed Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn may have voted Leave in the referendum. |
| Mr Bryant was the Shadow Leader of the House until joining the mass resignations from Mr Corbyn's cabinet following the Brexit vote. | Mr Bryant was the Shadow Leader of the House until joining the mass resignations from Mr Corbyn's cabinet following the Brexit vote. |
| Asked about Mr Bryant's claim, a spokesman for Mr Corbyn wrote in a text to The Independent: "That's nonsense. These are simply briefings aimed at destabilising the leadership." | Asked about Mr Bryant's claim, a spokesman for Mr Corbyn wrote in a text to The Independent: "That's nonsense. These are simply briefings aimed at destabilising the leadership." |
| In an interview with BBC News, Mr Bryant said Mr Corbyn had refused to tell him how he had voted in Thursday's referendum. | In an interview with BBC News, Mr Bryant said Mr Corbyn had refused to tell him how he had voted in Thursday's referendum. |
| "His attitude in the EU referendum was so casual, so, I think, inappropriately inept and sometimes it felt as if nobody knew if he was in favour of Remain or Leave," Mr Bryant said. | "His attitude in the EU referendum was so casual, so, I think, inappropriately inept and sometimes it felt as if nobody knew if he was in favour of Remain or Leave," Mr Bryant said. |
| "People on polling day itself were saying to me, 'how's he voted, has he voted to leave?' | "People on polling day itself were saying to me, 'how's he voted, has he voted to leave?' |
| "I suspect that Jeremy may have voted to leave." | "I suspect that Jeremy may have voted to leave." |
| As he explained why he had decided to resign from the Shadow Cabinet, Mr Bryant added: "Not only is that [a Leave vote] a betrayal of Labour's historic position on the European Union – a fundamental economic and foreign policy objective of ours – but also it means that if he were to lead us into a general election, the latest poll shows we would lose 150 seats, we would be a rump of 75 Members of Parliament." | As he explained why he had decided to resign from the Shadow Cabinet, Mr Bryant added: "Not only is that [a Leave vote] a betrayal of Labour's historic position on the European Union – a fundamental economic and foreign policy objective of ours – but also it means that if he were to lead us into a general election, the latest poll shows we would lose 150 seats, we would be a rump of 75 Members of Parliament." |
| Asked if he could state categorically that Mr Corbyn voted Remain, the Labour leader's spokesman said: "Of course. But it's unacceptable to ask him how he voted. | Asked if he could state categorically that Mr Corbyn voted Remain, the Labour leader's spokesman said: "Of course. But it's unacceptable to ask him how he voted. |
| "He led the Labour In campaign and we were the only party to deliver a majority of our supporters." | "He led the Labour In campaign and we were the only party to deliver a majority of our supporters." |