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What should Corbyn do now? A response to Aaron Bastani

"Brexit confronts us with an unavoidable binary choice. We are either in the EU or not. The key question is which of these two outcomes can then create an inclusive future. "

What should Corbyn do now? A response to Aaron Bastani
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking in the House of Commons, April 1, 2019. | House of Commons/PA. All rights reserved.
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After the indicative votes in the House of Commons on the 28 March, when no one proposal won a majority and the Labour Party whipped support for taking any deal back to the voters in a ratification referendum, I tweeted:

In response and with a welcome lack of belligerency, Aaron Bastani, who supports Jeremy Corbyn, replied:

Twitter is a dreadful medium for conducting serious disagreement in a constructive fashion. So I’m responding here. Delayed by a brief trip to participate in the Imagining Belfast Democracy Day on March 29, I’m writing in what is in effect a new era – one that makes the issue of central importance as power shifts into Corbyn’s hands.