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Just to remind you, ⁦⁦@jeremycorbyn⁩ faces his own massive Brexit problems too - that are fomenting civil war in Labour | HuffPost UK huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/pro-rema…
One anti Brexit, left Labour source tells me “if LOTO [Corbyn’s office] mobilise around a pro-Leave orientation in response that's as big a trigger for all out war as coming third on Sunday would be. Psychologically, a 17% score and ...
“coming third [or fourth] [in EU elections] are the triggers for both left and right discontent in Labour to turn into action”.
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