“We can't say to people 'Labour wants you to share in the running of your workplace, your community and your environment, but we don't trust you to have the final say over Brexit.'”

Source: Labour Party conference: McDonnell promises 32-hour working week https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49798357 BBC News (23 September 2019)

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