Britain’s Opposition labour Party today set out its Brexit strategy in an attempt to pile pressure on the Theresa May-led government to soften its stance on certain issues linked with the UK’s exit from the EU.
In a major policy speech in Coventry, labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said leaving the EU “does not inevitably spell doom for our country” as he backed staying within a customs union with the EU and pledged to allow the EU to continue to negotiate trade deals on behalf of the UK after Brexit.
He said this would avoid the need for a “hard border” in Northern Ireland and ensure free-flowing trade for business.
He committed to negotiating a “new and strong relationship with the single market that includes full tariff-free access”.
“labour would negotiate a new and strong relationship with the single market that includes full tariff-free access and a floor under existing rights, standards and protections,” he said.