John McDonnell compares Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit policy to ‘slow-moving car crash’

JOHN McDonnell furiously compared Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit policy to a “slow-moving car crash” as the party’s bitter civil war reignited.

The Labour leader sparked uproar among his shadow cabinet by delaying a decision on whether to fully back a second referendum and campaign for Remain.

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Furious backbenchers accused the Labour leader of taking his orders from pro-Brexit union baron ‘Red Len’ McCluskey.

While sparks flew at a shadow cabinet showdown yesterday – with shadow ministers queuing up to slam Mr Corbyn’s Brexit dithering.

Emily Thornberry angrily stormed that “this is about leadership”, while Tom Watson and Keir Starmer warned Labour members are mutinying.

While shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth said Labour must have “the courage of our socialist convictions” and campaign to stay in the EU.

The shadow cabinet had expected to fully back a second referendum in all circumstances at yesterday’s meeting.

But instead, Mr Corbyn kicked the decision back another two weeks so he can hold more meetings.

BREXIT CIVIL WAR

The backpedalling came just a day after he held crunch talks with union bosses.

Labour MP Neil Coyle – who backs another referendum – raged: “Members are furious about the leadership’s broken promise that they would be in charge of policy, instead being shut out of debate.

“Members know which union leader is the block to our movement better reflecting their views and values and are fed up with the backroom deal.

“Thousands have left the party as a result and thousands more voted for other parties in recent elections.

“The situation is unsustainable and risks harming Labour in future elections.”

Labour has been torn apart by the Brexit civil war.

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Many of the party’s MPs are desperate for the party to back a second referendum in all circumstances and campaign for Remain.

But other MPs in the party’s heartlands have warned they will be slaughtered at the ballot box if Labour tries to block Brexit.

Another Labour source told The Sun that unions could get Mr Corbyn to change “but it looks like they don’t want to”.

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