Former leadership contender Owen Smith said the idea he could be asked to “row in behind” government policy meant he was now considering resigning from the Labour party. Starmer, who is regarded by many anti-Brexit MPs as their best hope of pushing Labour’s direction, tweeted on Thursday morning that Corbyn’s letter did not “take the option of a public vote off the table”. Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) This letter sets out in robust terms that the Prime Minister must abandon her Brexit red lines. It does not take the option of a public vote off the table. Owen Smith was asked by Emma Barnett on BBC 5 Live whether he could “in all good conscience” remain a Labour MP after reading Corbyn’s letter.

Source: The Guardian February 07, 2019 21:02 UTC