Iran Press/Europe: Pressed on the issue on Andrew Marr Show, British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has said he is not calling for another referendum, said "our preference" is for a general election that would then allow a Labour government to negotiate the UK's future relationship with Europe.
British opposition leader said: "Let's see what comes out of conference. Obviously I'm bound by the democracy of our party."
Corbyn also told the programme the UK "could be" close to a general election. Amid speculation that Labour could force a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May if Parliament rejects any Brexit deal, he said: "We will be putting our case to Parliament and we will see what happens after that. We are absolutely ready for it."
British opposition leader said Labour would be prepared to vote down any deal Mrs May came back with, if it did not meet a series of tests Labour has set out.
Meanwhile, Corbyn declined to say whether we would vote to remain or to leave the EU in the event of a second referendum when pressed by Andrew Marr, but said he would back a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU if Labour activists at the party conference demand it.
According to recent polls, a majority of Labour voters would not be opposed to a second referendum vote on a final deal agreed by Theresa May’s government.
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Corbyn promised that there would be a ‘clear’ vote on whether Labour should formally back a so-called ‘people’s vote’ and that he would respect the outcome decided upon by his party membership.
He said: "There will be a clear vote in conference, I don’t know what is going to come out of the meetings that are going on.
“We would vote it down if it didn’t meet our six tests in order to send our government -if it’s still in office - straight back to the negotiating table."
His comments come as a new poll found just eight percent of Labour members are opposed to another referendum after the conclusion of the Brexit talks.
The same poll revealed 90 percent of members would now vote to remain in the European Union.
The Labour leadership is set to come under intense pressure to commit to a second Brexit vote during the party’s annual conference this weekend.
In a statement on Sunday, the prime minister said "many in Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP are trying to thwart Brexit at every step and seeking to exploit this moment for political gain" by calling for another referendum and extending Article 50 to delay Brexit.
Fears have grown among the public that Britain could face serious shortage of foods and other basic items in case it fails to reach a withdrawal agreement with the EU.
May has said that there are still chances to avoid a no-deal Brexit but she insists that Britain would not accept a bad deal.
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