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		</div><p>Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard is confident that Scottish Labour will decide today to officially support a referendum on any Brexit deal and campaign to remain in the EU.</p>
<p>The party’s executive committee is due to meet in Glasgow to determine its policy on Brexit following calls from Mr Leonard to commit to a confirmatory vote on any deal to leave the European Union.</p>
<p>Ahead of the meeting, a source close to the leader said: “Scottish Labour will back a confirmatory vote on any Brexit deal with a Remain option on the ballot paper.</p>
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<p>“The party will wholeheartedly fight for a Remain victory in such a vote, with Richard playing a leading role in the campaign.</p>
<p>“Only Scottish Labour is building a radical platform of investment for our people, communities and public services.”</p>
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<p>Pressure mounted for Labour to clarify its position on Brexit following a poor showing at the European elections, which saw the party slump to fifth place with just 9.3% of the vote, lose both its MEPs and caused two frontbenchers to resign.</p>
<p>Approximately 62% of Scottish voters backed Remain-supporting parties in the poll, won in Scotland by the SNP with 37.8% of the vote.</p>
<p>On the day after the results were announced, Neil Findlay MSP – an ally of Mr Leonard – announced that he was stepping down as the Labour’s Brexit spokesman due to party infighting.</p>
<p>He was followed by justice spokesman Daniel Johnson, who blamed “the current direction and leadership of the party”.</p>
<p>I hope that this will become the adopted position of the Scottish Labour Party — that we will support, under all circumstances, a confirmatory referendum on any deal and that confirmatory referendum should also give people the option of voting to remain</p>
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<p>A defiant Mr Leonard said that he would not stand down following his party’s worst-ever showing in European elections, and, following a Labour group meeting in the Scottish Parliament, said: “There is a determination in the group to find a constructive way forward.</p>
<p>“We recognise that 9% is an incredibly bad result but we need to come together to build a way from that.</p>
<p>“I am taking the flak, and I am prepared to take the flak, for what was a poor result.</p>
<p>“Sometimes when your back’s against the wall, people come together.</p>
<p>“We need to rebuild the Labour vote but we will do that by being united.”</p>
<p>Speaking to the Press Association, he argued that the “change in circumstances” following the election had led him to conclude that a confirmatory vote must be held.</p>
<p>Mr Leonard added: “The circumstances, I think, lead me to the conclusion — and I hope that this will become the adopted position of the Scottish Labour Party — that we will support, under all circumstances, a confirmatory referendum on any deal and that confirmatory referendum should also give people the option of voting to remain.”</p>
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