The outcome of the referendum will pivot on whether the party can mobilise its supporters to vote to remainDavid Cameron faces the most severe challenge of his career and only Labour can solve it for him. The campaign to keep Britain in the EU can be won only whether enough Labour supporters cast a poll to stay in.
This under-appreciated twist in the referendum plot puts the prime minister in the deliciously ironic position of looking to Labour to save him from the wishes of much of his own party. It also places a momentous burden of responsibility on Labour. In normal times,what the opposition says generally makes a marginal contribution to the fate of the nation. In the extraordinary circumstances of the referendum, the future of the United Kingdom and its place in the world is in the hands of Labour and its supporters to a degree few have fully appreciated.
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Source: theguardian.com