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If Corbyn manages to force an election (a dim and distant prospect, I think), what room for manoeuvre he would have would really depend on the outcome of the court case determining whether the UK has a unilateral right to rescind its declaration to leave under Article 50 or whether it needs the assent of all the member states. This (or, rather, the question of whether it should go to the ECJ) has obviously just been referred to the UK's Supreme Court rather than going straight to the ECJ as determined by the Scottish legal system.
If the UK had a right to say 'hey, we were only kidding', an incoming Labour government could buy time in this way. There would obviously have to be a fair amount of spin.
Oliver Schick
Oh do fuck off Corbyn. This statement does not endear me to the man. Negotiations will be messy regardless of who's in charge on the UK side.
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When you're this close to the cliff edge of no deal you don't portray yourself as principled and stubborn. The only option left is pragmatism really.