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		</div><p>Labour heads into its party conference facing a battle over Brexit policy ahead of a looming general election.</p>
<p>Activists have mounted a campaign to push the party to throw its weight behind the remain cause in any second referendum despite Jeremy Corbyn’s hints he could stay neutral in a public vote.</p>
<p>Mr Corbyn has said that a Labour government would secure a “sensible” Brexit deal and put that to a referendum, with the other option being to stay in the European Union.</p>
<p>But scores of motions submitted by constituency parties at the conference in Brighton have called for the party to back staying in the European Union – which could mean campaigning against a deal secured by Labour negotiators.</p>
<p>Michael Chessum, from the left-wing Another Europe Is Possible group told the PA news agency: <em>“Labour’s members and voters understand that Brexit is a Tory project – it’s about deregulating the economy and undermining the rights of working class people and migrants.</em></p>
<p><em>“We’ve come so far in recent months – now we need clarity and energy in our message. Only by adopting a clear remain position can Labour move the conversation on and fight the election on its domestic agenda.</em></p>
<p><em>“This isn’t about forcing Jeremy Corbyn to back remain personally, it’s about the party machine – its vital data and infrastructure.”</em></p>
<p>Scottish and Welsh Labour are both committed to the remain cause and members in Northern Ireland have submitted a motion to conference warning that “any form of Brexit threatens jobs, workers’ rights, migrants, the NHS, public services and the environment”.</p>
<p>Brighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell Moyle said: <em>“This year’s conference takes place on the eve of an election. We need to go into that election united in our Brexit position – both united in terms of having the policy our members and voters want, and having a united policy across the UK.</em></p>
<p><em>“That means being honest with the electorate, backing remain and moving the conversation on to our radical domestic programme of jobs, investment and social justice.</em></p>
<p><em>“As an English Labour MP, I worry about the message it sends to voters in the rest of the UK to have UK Labour contradicting the position they hear from their own Labour parties.”</em></p>
<p>More than 90 motions are thought to have been submitted on Brexit, the majority supporting a remain stance.</p>
<p>Efforts to find an agreed form of words for a conference motion will take place at a behind-closed-doors meeting, with a vote on the party’s position expected on Monday.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Labour MPs Peter Kyle and Phil Wilson will promise to revive their bid to force a referendum on any Brexit deal that Boris Johnson brings to the Commons.</p>
<p>They will be at a rally on Saturday organised by the People’s Vote campaign, which is calling for a referendum.</p>
<p>Mr Kyle said: <em>“No one can trust Boris Johnson to solve this Brexit crisis either with no deal or a deal.</em></p>
<p><em>“If he tries to force his vision for a destructive Brexit through Parliament, we will seek to amend it so that it can only proceed if the people get the chance to have the final say.”</em></p>
<p>Meanwhile, Mr Corbyn is expected to address a rally at The World Transformed festival which runs alongside the Labour event on Saturday night, while his keynote speech will bring the conference to a close on Wednesday.</p>
<p>More than 13,000 people are expected to attend the five-day conference in some capacity, including 1,200 voting delegates.</p>
<p>Labour general secretary Jennie Formby said:<em> “This year’s conference in Brighton will see delegates take crucial votes to decide the direction of our movement, and how we deal with the tough issues that matter to us.”</em></p>
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