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A Labour frontbencher hurriedly deleted a tweet apparently backing a second Brexit referendum in defiance of Jeremy Corbyn's position.

Shadow International Development Minister Preet Gill had said she agreed that “a people’s vote on the deal is an absolute must" in a In a conversation with a student activist on Twitter.

But after it was flagged by PoliticsHome as a divergence from official Labour Party policy, the original tweet disappeared and was replaced by Ms Gill's explanation.

She said: "Just to clarify my position - a meaningful vote on the deal by Parliament is a must which will be informed by the people we represent."

Ms Gill would be the first Labour frontbencher to break ranks on the issue since Owen Smith was fired for endorsing a second vote.

She originally tweeted: "Great to see the student voice coming out and speaking up!! @Guild_President I hear you and agree that a people’s vote on the deal is an absolute must."

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith said that Labour must offer another vote to “properly serve our democracy”.

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He was then sacked from the front bench by Jeremy Corbyn , after writing about the importance of another referendum in the Guardian.

Shadow health minister Lord Hunt has also come out against the Labour Party's official position.

He backed an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill in the Lords which would give voters the chance to vote for the final Brexit deal or reverse Brexit.

He was given a dressing down by the Shadow Chief Whip in the House of Lords, and Labour Lords leader Baroness Smith but kept his job in Corbyn's team.