– ‘Howl of pain’ –
On the latest in a string of recent astonishing days at Westminster, Eagle also launched her bid to take over the leadership of the main opposition Labour Party from veteran socialist Corbyn.
Corbyn has widespread support among party members but has lost the confidence of at least three-quarters of his MPs, many of who accuse him of lacklustre campaigning to stay in the EU.
Eagle, who is from Labour’s “soft” left and was the first female MP to enter a civil partnership with her female partner in 2008, said Britain faced “dangerous times”.
Of the referendum, she added: “This vote was a message for millions in our country who felt that no-one had listened to them for a very long time”.
“For many of them, it was a howl of pain.”
By contrast with the Conservative outcome, there is still major uncertainty about how the Labour leadership contest will work.
Central to the race will be a decision by Labour’s governing National Executive Committee (NEC) about whether Corbyn automatically gets on to the ballot or needs to secure 51 lawmakers’ nominations, which he could struggle to do.
The NEC is due to meet on Tuesday.
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