JEREMY Corbyn has insisted a second Brexit referendum would not be "disastrous" but suggested Parliament must agree a deal on "something" to enable such a vote.
The Labour leader also said freedom of movement would be part of any negotiations with the EU led by his party in a bid to help workers.
He added Labour did not currently support the UK Government's Withdrawal Agreement Bill as he had heard nothing which suggested it would be "fundamentally any different" to what was previously put forward.
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Appearing on BBC 1’s Andrew Marr Show, Mr Corbyn was repeatedly pressed for clarity over Labour's stance on Brexit ahead of Thursday's European elections with a series of conflicting views from shadow cabinet ministers presented to him.
Asked if the Labour election slogan was "Vote Labour, get Brexit", the party leader replied: “What would be a fair assessment would be to say Vote Labour, challenge austerity and guarantee living standards for the future, not a no-deal exit from the European Union which is all that's being offered by the Tory Right and, in a sense, by the Tory Party."
The Opposition leader reiterated a second referendum should be an option on the table to respond to what emerged from Parliament although stressed that MPs had yet to reach agreement.
Mr Corbyn was pushed on what he meant when he referred to an "option" of a public vote, to which he replied: "We would want a vote in order to decide what the future would be, so yes."
Asked if a second referendum would be disastrous, Mr Corbyn replied: "No, I don't think anything like that is disastrous but it has to be an opportunity for public debate and public discussion but it has to be about something and that's why I have made the point clear about a customs union and trade and rights protection."
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The Labour leader said he was "not staunchly against freedom of movement" before adding: "Our manifesto said the European system would not apply if you're not in the European Union but I quite clearly recognise there has to be a lot of movement of workers.
"Ask any company in manufacturing or any other sector how much they need and rely on workers from Europe and indeed the other way around."
Told there were countries outside the EU which had chosen to retain free movement, Mr Corbyn replied: "That would be part of our negotiations with the EU…the extent to which workers would transfer from one country to the other and what the needs for it would be."
Asked if Labour would keep free movement as a non-member of the EU, he said: "It would be open for negotiation the level of movement of people between Europe and this country if we're a non-member of the EU."
Talks between the Conservatives and Labour to try and break the Brexit deadlock collapsed last week with Mr Corbyn reiterating they have "concluded" and the Government "hasn't changed its red lines".
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On the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which is expected to be debated in the Commons in the week beginning June 3, the Labour leader said: "We haven't seen whatever the new Bill is going to be yet but nothing I've heard leads me to believe it's fundamentally any different to the previous Bill that's been put forward, so as of now we're not supporting it.”
He earlier also played down the prospect of future indicative votes on Brexit proposals, noting: "It's unlikely that it will actually take us much further forward. The Government has to come up with legislation through negotiation with the EU."
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