Lavery: It's not Corbyn, it's Brexit
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Chairman of the Labour Party Ian Lavery says he is finding tonight "desperately, desperately disappointing".
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He says he was "surprised in some ways and unsurprised in others".
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The "Labour heartlands" in the North are "very aggrieved" at his party's stance on Brexit.
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Mr Lavery adds: "17.4 million people voted for Brexit and them being ignored is not a good recipe.
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"Democracy prevailed. Ignore it and the consequences will come back and bite you on the backside."
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Asked if predicted losses are Jeremy Corbyn's fault, he says: "My view is simple. You cannot ignore democracy."
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Mr Lavery adds: "Let's wait and see what the results actually are.
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"In 2017, the Labour Party leader was Jeremy Corbyn and we had a radical manifesto. In 2019, the party had a radical manifesto and Jeremy Corbyn was leader.
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"In 2019, we promised a second referendum and people are suggesting quite rightly why should we have another vote?
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"That is the issue. Not Jeremy Corbyn. It is Brexit and ignoring democracy."