Jeremy Corbyn’s office has signalled that the Labour leader will not throw his weight behind a proposal to keep Britain in the single market after Brexit. His spokesman said keeping the UK in the single market as it stands, could undermine Mr Corbyn’s plans to intervene in British industry and reverse privatisation if he wins power. It came after Labour peers in the House of Lords defied Mr Corbyn’s will and voted for an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill to effectively keep the UK in the single market – through membership of the EEA and EFTA - setting up a Commons vote on the matter in coming weeks. Read more Peers inflict major defeat on government over single market The Independent reported at the weekend that Tory rebel MPs now believe they have enough numbers to defeat the government in that vote, as long as Labour MPs also weigh in. But speaking on Wednesday, Mr Corbyn’s spokesman was asked whether he would back the … [Read more...] about Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn declines to support plan to keep UK in single market
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Jeremy Corbyn must seize chance to keep UK in EU single market after Lords defeat hands decision to MPs, Labour leader told
Jeremy Corbyn has been urged to seize the chance to keep the UK in the EU single market, after a dramatic House of Lords vote handed the decision to MPs. Theresa May is vulnerable to an identical defeat in the Commons if Labour sides with a growing number of Tory rebels in a critical vote that would derail her Brexit strategy, pro-EU MPs said. The clash looms after peers shocked both main parties by backing an amendment to the Brexit Bill to make remaining inside the European Economic Area (EEA) – and therefore the single market – a negotiating priority. Read more Tory rebels: We can push May towards single market, if Labour backs us Chris Leslie, a leading pro-EU MP, told The Independent: “There are now sufficient Tory MPs willing to rebel, so Jeremy Corbyn will need to think again when this issue comes before the Commons. “It would be unconscionable to have a chance to win - only to fall short because of a hard-Brexit Labour position.” If Mr … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn must seize chance to keep UK in EU single market after Lords defeat hands decision to MPs, Labour leader told
One year until Brexit and two thirds of Scots believe we are better off in EU
Most Scots believe the economy would be better off in the EU. The result from a major Brexit survey also suggests a majority want to stay in the single market. The findings are in line with the EU referendum decision in Scotland and are higher than in the rest of the UK. Around 17,000 readers of news websites in Scotland, including the Record, gave their view in partnership with Google Surveys. It suggests 67 per cent support staying in the single market, the tariff-free trading area which includes freedom of movement. And it shows 64 per cent believe Britain would be better off inside the EU. Across the UK as a whole, 52 per cent agree Britain would be better off in Europe and 56 per cent think the country should stay in the single market. Notably, more than a fifth of Leave voters think the country should stay in the single market. In Scotland, 11 per cent of Leave voters said they would change their vote, while five per cent of Remain voters would. Holyrood parties are split on … [Read more...] about One year until Brexit and two thirds of Scots believe we are better off in EU
Brexit: Whistleblower claims Vote Leave ‘cheated’ in EU referendum
0 Have your say The official Vote Leave Brexit campaign “cheated” during the European Union referendum, a whistleblower has claimed. The claims centre around Vote Leave’s links to another campaign - BeLeave - which it helped fund.Shahmir Sanni, who worked on the campaign, claimed Vote Leave used it to get around strict spending limits set by the Electoral Commission.Vote Leave has strongly denied wrongdoing and said the £625,000 donated to BeLeave was within the rules.But Mr Sanni told Channel 4 News: “I know that Vote Leave cheated ... I know that people have been lied to and that the referendum wasn’t legitimate.”Mr Sanni was in a relationship with senior Vote Leave figure Stephen Parkinson - now Theresa May’s political secretary - at the time of the referendum and claimed through his lawyers he was “outed” by the Number 10 aide in the run-up to the Channel 4 disclosure.Mr Sanni went to the Electoral Commission … [Read more...] about Brexit: Whistleblower claims Vote Leave ‘cheated’ in EU referendum
Brexit: Britain will be strongly in favour of staying in EU by 2021 as society changes, academics say
Britain will be strongly in favour of staying in the EU in just three years as society changes dramatically, academics warn today – as the clock ticks down to one year until Brexit. Increasing education, greater ethnic diversity and new younger voters are poised to deliver a firm Remain majority as soon as 2021, as Theresa May’s planned transition deal is due to end. The country is expected to be 52:48 in favour of EU membership by 2021, according to the study by experts at the University of Manchester - and have a majority of 54:46 by 2026. Read more Cabinet 'yet to discuss' proposals to curb immigration after Brexit “The Brexit majority is fragile and on the wrong side of powerful demographic pressures, with Eurosceptic social groups shrinking over time while more Europhile groups expand,” they write. “All the Leave-leaning groups, such has school-leavers, white and British-born voters, and those who grew up before Britain joined the EU, are … [Read more...] about Brexit: Britain will be strongly in favour of staying in EU by 2021 as society changes, academics say