
Labour to push ahead with purdah rebellion
Labour still plans to defeat the government on a key aspect of the purdah row in the EU Referendum Bill, in spite of an attempt by ministers to compromise on the legislation. Labour will support ministers’ proposals to introduce exemptions to purdah in new clause 10, but will also support the rebel amendment tabled by Bernard Jenkin which will block a snap referendum and force the government to give four months’ notice of a referendum. The Tory eurosceptics see their amendment as a compromise on purdah. If the government accepts their amendment, there will be no rebellion on this. But this is just one aspect of the complicated row. A Labour
