More than three years on from the referendum, Jeremy Corbyn remains neutral. As the debate has raged around him, he has studiously avoided picking a side, or offering leadership to those who feel leaderless. His language remains couched in the vague aspirations of summer 2016. “A” customs union, a “close relationship” with the single market, a “jobs-first” Brexit.

These platitudes offer no detail, no route-map as to how they may be achieved and no certainty the EU would agree to them. It is, once again, too little too late.

By refusing to take a stand and back the benefits of membership of the European Union, Jeremy Corbyn has failed to represent the country’s interests or even the views of his own party members. His inaction