Brexit news: Labour wants to ‘PLAY to two houses’ May SAVAGES Jeremy Corbyn
Theresa May said that Labour was “playing to two houses” on its Brexit position. Speaking in Parliament, Mrs May said: “I can confirm we will be leaving the European Union on March 29, 2019. “I think the fact as he reflects that the Right Honourable Gentleman, the leader of the opposition, was so equivocal in the sense of what the Labour Party’s view was on this issue is that they want to try to play to two houses." Mrs May added that Labour has said that they respect the vote of the British people but at the same time do not "want to accept" Brexit.
PARLIAMENT TV Brexit news: Mrs May said Labour is 'playing to two houses'
They want to try to play to two houses Theresa May
She said: “They want to say at the start that they're confirming the referendum and respecting it and yet at the same time don’t want to accept that we will be leaving the European Union and we will be leaving.” Earlier, shadow chancellor 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". 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.”
Labour has somewhat been thrown into turmoil at times throughout the Brexit process, with hard-left leader Jeremy Corbyn even sacking members of the shadow cabinet. Labour was accused of a backtrack after shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer urged the government to put access to the customs union and single market “back on the table”. Sir Keir told the Commons, on Wednesday, December 8, the Government was an “embarrassment” to Britain after the DUP refused to back a possible Brexit deal due to reservations about the Irish border arrangement. He said: “"Will the Prime Minister now rethink her reckless red lines and put options such as a customs union and the single market back on the table for negotiation? "Because if the price of the Prime Minister's approach is the break-up of the Union and reopening a bitter divide in Northern Ireland, then the price is too high." A party spokesman later said: “We want a final deal that retains the benefits of the Customs Union and the Single Market. "Options for achieving the benefits of the Customs Union should not be swept off the table. Labour is flexible as to whether the benefits of the Single Market are best retained by negotiating a new relationship with the Single Market or by a bespoke trade deal." This contradicts Mr Corbyn’s position in a July interview with Andrew Marr, where the Labour leader said keeping Britain’s full single market membership was impossible. He said: “The single market is dependent on membership of the EU. The two things are inextricably linked.”
Brexit deal agreement in full: Read the report published Fri, December 8, 2017 Read the full 7,000-word agreement on the Brexit deal Play slideshow EPA 1 of 17 Here is the 15 page Brexit deal in full