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The Labour leadership candidate and advocate for a second referendum said as a "proud European” if his party were to win the next general election they could stall Brexit negotiations. Speaking on BBC's Andrew Marr show, the MP for Pontypridd, who is challenging Jeremy Corbyn for leadership of the party, said the UK is "much better off" inside Europe and the country to see the final Brexit negotiations. He said: "I’m a proud European and I think we are much better off at the heart of Europe. "I think it will depend on what we've seen what has been the outcome of the negotiations.

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I don’t think it is a binary choice, we don’t know what those terms are going to look like Owen Smith

"In my view people voted with face with either side of that, but, I don’t think many people in this country knew precisely what the outcome was going to be. "We've now got a period over the next 18 months to look at it, determine whether it's what we want and then we can trust the British people again." Since announcing his intention to challenge Mr Corbyn, the 46-year-old has stated he would want to see another referendum to vote on the exact terms of any Brexit deal. After being asked by Marr whether he would refuse to trigger Article 50 if he was to win a general election with Labour, he said it was a "very tempting" proposition for his party.

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Mr Smith continued: "I think that will be very tempting for the Labour Party because we are a party that believes in being at the heart of Europe. "I don’t think it is a binary choice, the reality is we don’t know what those terms are going to look like. “If it is next month, I think it will be very difficult for the Labour Party. We need to come to some idea of what we’re actually getting.