An op-ed piece by the deputy Labour leader sparked a heated exchange between the two politicians on social media.
"We won't win if we sit on the fence about the most crucial issue that has faced our country for a generation," Mr Watson wrote in the Observer.Nigel Farage says a second referendum would be a "total insult" to Labour's pro-Brexit supporters
Admitting he was"a bit of a latecomer" to the notion of a people's vote, Mr Watson said he now believes it is time for a"confirmatory referendum", as voters"deserve better" than the former UKIP leader's Brexit promises"that would solve nothing".The op-ed piece, which was published on Saturday evening, sparked a heated back and forth on Twitter between the two politicians, who both vowed to expose the other's"lies".
Mr Farage started the exchange, says a second referendum would be a"total insult" to millions of pro-Brexit Labour supporters.
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