Owen Smith flounders in Brexit attack on Corbyn

Owen Smith desperately needs to make up ground in Labour’s leadership contest (bookies’ odds, perhaps more reliable than the polls, suggest Corbyn has an 84 per cent chance of winning next month). What’s more, with voting soon drawing to a close, he has less and less time to do so. Which all explains why last night’s leadership hustings in Glasgow was much more bitter than any of the others which came before it. The main topic of contention yesterday? The referendum – something which Smith is trying eagerly to make his own cause and his reason for being. Earlier this week, he said he wanted to block Brexit – a strategy which perhaps wasn’t as fruitful as he hoped it would be. Last night, he was at it again: repeating that pledge and also going after Corbyn by questioning whether he actually did vote ‘Remain’ in the referendum. Their exchange went as follows:

Smith: I’m not even sure that Jeremy voted In.