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We’re facing unprecedented political and economic ­uncertainty. But we know one thing for sure: Brexit is a ­complete disaster that poses a huge risk to our country.

The October 31 deadline is just a few short weeks away. Yet Boris Johnson is still saying he would take us off the cliff edge with a no-deal Brexit.

This would be a catastrophe.

We often hear government ministers talking about how a no-deal Brexit would only lead to “bumps in the road” or “short-term pain”.

But they should remember that they’re talking about real people’s lives and livelihoods.

Those who would be hit the hardest by Brexit, particularly a no-deal Brexit, are not the politicians who are ­promoting it at all costs from the luxury of the television studios.

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It would be the poorest in our society, the communities already suffering from austerity. And those who have been ignored and left behind for years.

The truth is Boris Johnson has had months to sort out this mess but has chosen instead to spend most of the time running down the clock.

It now seems unlikely there will be any kind of deal. And even if there is, it’ll be a very bad one.

Unsurprisingly Boris Johnson is ­trying to blame everyone but himself. It’s the judges’ fault. It’s the media’s fault. It’s Europe’s fault. And – of course – Parliament is to blame.

The public won’t be fooled that ­easily. Because it’s clear that party politics and the personal ambitions of one man, Boris Johnson, have ­repeatedly been put ahead of the national interest.

Enough is enough. It’s time to take Brexit out of the hands of this Government and put it back to the British public.

What we’re being offered now is a million miles away from what was promised in 2016.

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No one voted for a bad deal or no deal at all. No one voted for the leader of their country to ride roughshod over the law and show such blatant disregard for our democracy. And no one voted to see their prime minister pit Parliament against the people.

That’s why it’s only right that we give the final say back to the public.

Crucially, when the public does ­finally get another say, politicians from all parties must be honest this time. They must tell the truth about what’s really in the best interests of our ­country and for future generations to come. That is unquestionably to remain in the European Union.

That’s why, whatever happens, I’ll be campaigning night and day for the UK to remain in the EU.

And I’ll be urging everyone – ­including the whole of the Labour party – to do the same.