Labor for UK as single market |
The Labour Party wants to keep Britain in the European single market and customs union during a lengthy transitional period ahead of Brexit. The party said this would provide the country and its people and businesses with “maximum certainty and stability”. This policy would involve Britain maintaining freedom of movement with the rest of the European Union (EU) — and in all likelihood require it to not negotiate free trade deals with other countries (including India) — as well as accepting the jurisdiction of European courts during the transition period, providing Britain with “a credible solution to one of the most important issues facing Britain`s exit from the EU”. Labour`s Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit Secretary, said it lacked a clear coherent position on single market and customs union membership, and that it had failed to draw a clear dividing line between its policy on Brexit and that of the Conservatives. The announcement pegs it as the party of what has come to be known as “soft Brexit” versus the stronger stance of the Conservatives, which has come to be known as “hard” Brexit.
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