I just think abstention seems like a "win-win" strategy for Labour. They save the country from no deal. They evade responsibility for actively supporting May's deal. They respect the result of the referendum. And it ends with the Tories split somewhere near down the middle, and the DUP bringing down the government.
And it infuriates the 70% of Labour voters that want remain?
Funny sort of win/win.
Well, maybe. But a cynic might ask where else those voters are going to go. I wouldn't bet on a Lib Den renaissance in the Labour heartlands (or anywhere else).
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