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If Corbyn put forward an elaborate EU withdrawal plan...
Exactly, particularly in the case of second referendum. There would have been no better way to unite the Tories than by calling for another referendum. That's not even taking into account the fact that there isn't a parliamentary (or public) mandate for one, and that without a different government in power, I doubt whether remain would even be on the ballot paper...
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Let's be honest. If Corbyn put forward an elaborate EU withdrawal plan (be it hard brexit, soft brexit, remain, referendum) he would have been attacked by voters, members of his own party, members of every other party. This very well could have strengthened internal cohesion within the tories ("it's better than crazy Marxist's plan"), as well as alienate support from the other opposition parties. As many people have said many times, this is the tory parties rope from which they need to hang themselves.
It's what happens now that Corbyn - and everyone else - will be judged on.