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| Labour leadership: Smith 'wants referendum on EU deal' | Labour leadership: Smith 'wants referendum on EU deal' |
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| Labour leadership contender Owen Smith wants a second public vote to approve any Brexit deal the UK strikes with the EU, according to a newspaper. | |
| Mr Smith told the Guardian there should be a general election or referendum "when the terms are clear". | Mr Smith told the Guardian there should be a general election or referendum "when the terms are clear". |
| He said it was clear people wanted both access to the single market and controls on immigration. | He said it was clear people wanted both access to the single market and controls on immigration. |
| Mr Smith is challenging Jeremy Corbyn to become Labour leader, with fellow MP Angela Eagle also standing. | Mr Smith is challenging Jeremy Corbyn to become Labour leader, with fellow MP Angela Eagle also standing. |
| In the Guardian interview, Mr Smith said the public should be given "another chance" once they knew what Brexit deal had been agreed. | |
| "That does mean a second referendum or a general election when the terms are clear. The Labour government should be committing to that," he said. | |
| He said many people voted for Brexit in "good faith", but many had been "misled by the Brexit campaign" and were now thinking it was the wrong decision. | |
| Labour's role "is to be sensible and mature about this and put our foot on the ball for the British public and say what do the terms actually look like", he added. |