Corbyn's tepid stance on EU may be best way to persuade UK to remain

Labour leader’s heart’s not really in the stay campaign, insiders suggest, even if his head is. But same goes for most voters

On the EU referendum front there is good news and bad news again – more good than bad by a whisker. Thus, Jeremy Corbyn is finally bestirring himself to say that the “warts and all” EU remains a crucial pillar of the international order for good socialists.

Advance publicity suggested Jez’s speech was going to be more of a penny-whistle toot than a trumpet call, but Andy Sparrow’s live blog of the event made it sound stronger.

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