The Newport West byelection could vindicate Labour’s Brexit policy | Dawn Foster

The vote in my hometown on Thursday could show that Jeremy Corbyn’s much criticised balancing act works

Until the referendum on European Union membership three years ago, I hadn’t realised quite how many English journalists had never visited Wales, Scotland or Ireland. Italy, France, Germany, endlessly but a short train journey or flight to the closest countries had somehow eluded them. My phone has buzzed with cautious questions from more of them in the past few weeks – despatched to the Newport West byelection, which takes place on Thursday, but never having crossed the Severn Bridge before – asking for tips knowing I spent a considerable chunk of my life there. Yes, it’s another country, but yes, they still speak English there.

If Labour does lose the seat, media reports will likely attempt to pin the blame on Corbyn. That would be an error

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