Brexit news: HILARIOUS moment MP claims Labour has a ‘CONSISTENT’ Brexit position
John McDonnell said that Labour had been "consistent" in its position on Brexit but that he did not know what Brexit Secretary David Davis’ position was from "day to day". Speaking to the BBC, he said: “Well we’ve consistently had this position but to be frank, I don’t know what David Davis’ position is from day to day. “This morning he seems to have fallen out with the Chancellor, saying he ’s misspoken on continuing payments, and over the weekend he put doubts about the deal with the Irish as well." The Labour MP added that it was, in fact, the Government who had did not have a consistent position on Brexit.
BBC/GETTY Brexit news: John McDonnell claimed Labour had been 'consistent' on its Brexit position
He said: “So we’ve had a consistent position, unfortunately, the Government hasn’t and we’re hoping the government can get a grip on negotiations and we can move on quickly now.” The Prime Minister flew to Brussels on December 8 to finalise a last-minute Brexit deal, which many have hailed as a step forward in the negotiations with the European Union. Britain and the EU finally agreed over EU citizens’ rights, the Brexit divorce bill and the Irish border, meaning talks can progress on to trade in 2018. Brexit Secretary David Davis insisted that Britain could easily refuse to hand over the agreed £39bn exit bill if a trade deal with the Brussels bloc was not secured by the date of departure.
Mr Davis insisted that the agreement secured with Brussels to trigger talks on a post-Brexit relationship made the prospect of the UK being forced back into World Trade Organisation (WTO) tariff trading arrangements after withdrawal much less likely. The Brexit deal was criticised by hard Brexiteers for its ambiguity on whether the UK will remain in the customs union and the single market. The final decision on the first stage of the negotiations remains in the hands of the European Council, who will meet on Thursday. The EU Commission today admitted the Brexit agreement sealed between Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker on Friday is not legally binding – but insisted Britain must honour it in full.
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