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		</div><p>Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has been warned to give clear backing to a second EU referendum, or risk losing millions of pro-EU voters.</p>
<p>The party is split on what to do about Brexit, as are the Conservatives.</p>
<p>Richard Corbett, who leads Labour&#8217;s MEPs in Brussels, has spoken to the Observer newspaper.</p>
<p>Mr Corbett warned that voters could desert the party in the EU election unless it committed to a public vote.</p>
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<p>He told The Observer: <em>&#8220;If Labour does not re-confirm its support for a confirmatory public vote on any Brexit deal in its manifesto then it will haemorrhage votes to parties who do have a clear message. If on the other hand, we do offer clarity and a confirmatory ballot we could do very well.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>Former Labour foreign secretary Margaret Beckett echoed his calls, saying a &#8220;lack of clarity&#8221; could cost the party not only in the EU election, but in the next general election too.</p>
<p>She told the paper: <em>&#8220;It is very important that there is a clear message about where Labour stands and what Labour is offering. In my view that clear and simple message should be that there should be a confirmatory vote of the British people.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>The SNP&#8217;s Westminster leader, Ian Blackford has said that Mr Corbyn must stop wasting time and commit to supporting another vote on Brexit.</p>
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<p>Mr Blackford said it would be &#8220;unforgivable&#8221; for Labour to avoid another referendum on EU membership, and he warned against pushing through a Brexit deal that ends freedom of movement and removes single market access.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, the EU granted a further extension to Article 50 and the UK is now set to depart on October 31.</p>
<p>Mr Blackford said: <em>&#8220;Talks have been ongoing between both the Tory Government and Labour Party for over a week but not a single compromise has been tabled.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Instead of wasting more time, Labour must make clear to the Tories that the answer to the Brexit deadlock is to put the decision back to the people.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;It is no secret that the Labour leader has ducked and dived on the issue of a second EU referendum, but at this crucial crossroads it is high time Jeremy Corbyn commits to putting a second referendum on the table as the only way forward.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;In 2016, Labour backed Remain and the Tories&#8217; Brexit policy has failed &#8211; so there is no mandate for any outcome they may reach if it is not put back to the people.&#8221;</em></p>
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<p><em>&#8220;It would be unforgivable if Labour side-stepped a second EU referendum in the talks and instead pushed through a deal that would drag Scotland out of the single market and end freedom of movement &#8211; which will hit our public services and cost thousands of jobs.</em></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Westminster is failing Scotland and it is becoming clearer each day that the only real way to safeguard our interests is through independence.&#8221;</em></p>
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