Labour has to be bolder on Brexit: our economy depends on it | Seb Dance
by Seb Dance from on (#30K23)
Any desire for a clean break with the EU is pure Tory fantasy. Jeremy Corbyn must defend access to the single market and customs union permanently
" Seb Dance is a Labour MEP for London
" Seb Dance is a Labour MEP for London
Labour's commitment to retaining Britain's membership of the single market and the customs union during any post-Brexit transition is a brave and welcome move. It is overwhelmingly in our national economic interest. That Jeremy Corbyn has been criticised for it by Nigel Farage - a man who has never genuinely stood up for Britain's best interests - should be worn as a badge of pride by all in the Labour movement, and convince any waverers that we're on the right path.
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