Did Jeremy Corbyn’s letter to Theresa May really rule out Labour’s backing for a Final Say?

Analysis: The Labour leader is still trying to balance on a knife edge to avoid alienating the different Brexit factions in his party, says Lizzy Buchan

The Labour leader is a longstanding Eurosceptic (PA)

Jeremy Corbyn set hares running this week when he wrote a letter to Theresa May laying out Labour’s terms for supporting her Brexit deal.

His intervention took many in Westminster by surprise, as all eyes were on Brussels, where European Council president Donald Tusk was busy stoking Brexiteer fury by claiming there was a “special place in hell” for politicians who botch Britain’s exit from the bloc.

But the letter caused a major stir. Until now, Labour has said it will oppose any Brexit deal that fails to meet its “six tests”, which were widely regarded as being pretty much impossible to achieve.