Jeremy Corbyn will tell Labour MPs NOT to back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal if it goes to a Commons vote

JEREMY Corbyn will tell Labour MPs not to back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal if it goes to a Commons vote.

Mr Corbyn said he would “caution” against voting for the withdrawal agreement in a confirmatory referendum.

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However, the Islington North MP refused to say if he would remove the whip from rebelling MPs.

The Labour boss also said he could not back a Brexit deal along the lines that have currently been reported – after Mr Johnson's successful crunch talks with Irish PM Leo Varadkar on Thursday.

He told Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “I think many in Parliament, not necessarily Labour MPs, would be more inclined to support it even if they don’t really agree with the deal.

“But I would caution them on this because my view would be I would want a deal that resembles the five pillars that we’ve put forward and that obviously would command support and does have support in the Labour party and the trade unions.”

I think many in Parliament, not necessarily Labour MPs, would be more inclined to support it even if they don’t really agree with the deal. But I would caution them on this.

Mr Corbyn also said that an election would come before a confirmatory referendum – but refused to say when that would take place.

Adding only that it there is a “strong possibility” it would happen before Christmas.

It is believed that MPs are plotting to oust the PM with a vote of no confidence if ignores the Benn Act and refuses to go begging EU chiefs for a Brexit extension.

However, when questioned today Mr Corbyn said Labour would take “parliamentary action” which could be a vote or “legislation”.

Reports emerged today that the Labour boss would step aside and back Speaker John Bercow as a PM of national unity if Mr Johnson was successfully booted out of No10.

But Mr Corbyn rubbish these claims and said “of course” he would leader a temporary administration.

He refused to say who he would back in another instance.

He told Ridge: “I’m not going into hypotheticals; we will form an administration if this government collapses with the purpose of a deal and take this country forward to decide its own future through an election and the people get a chance to decide their future through a referendum.

“After all a referendum made this decision in 2016.

"This would be a decision through remain and hopefully some reforms or leave under the terms I’ve outlined.”

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