Analysis: "Corbyn's unclear stance may cost Labor the victory of Labor"

Now, that's not really how the reality looks.

For it is a ragged Labor party gathered for congress in Brighton. In the latest poll of voter sympathies, the party comes first in third place, after the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrats. And it is mainly Brexit that caused the loss, but not only. It is also about allegations of anti-Semitism and top government that do not really want to disappear.

If Jeremy Corbyn had a choice himself, Congress would focus on class issues, distribution policy and climate threats rather than Brexit. But Labour's grass roots want different.

Before the congress, 90 motions relating to Brexit have been submitted. 81 of them want Labor once and for all to put their foot down and clearly take a stand for the country to remain in the EU. That view is shared by several party peaks who believe that Corbyn's unclear stance on Brexit may cost the party election victory.

When the Liberal Democrats had their congress recently, new party leader Jo Swinson made it clear that if LibDems wins the election, she intends to withdraw Article 50 and stop Brexit without pardon. At least at this stage, her message goes home to many Labor voters who want to stay in the Union.

If Jeremy Corbyn had hoped that Congress would be able to unite the divided party, the trend so far is pointing to the opposite. Right from the start, EU-friendly grass roots accused Corbyn of trying to stifle the debate on Brexit. And an attempt by the party's left flank to petition second-tier Tom Watson, a loud Brexit opponent, was halted only after Corbyn himself stepped in and crisis-handled.