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| Brexit talks with government are stalling, says Corbyn | |
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| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said talks with the government are stalling due to a Tory desire for post-Brexit deregulation including pursuing a US trade deal, a sign that the cordial tone of the negotiations is faltering. | |
| Corbyn said that Labour had been putting a robust case for a customs union to the government in talks over the past week but suggested he feared the two sides would not find common ground. | Corbyn said that Labour had been putting a robust case for a customs union to the government in talks over the past week but suggested he feared the two sides would not find common ground. |
| “There has to be access to European markets and above all there has to be a dynamic relationship to protect the conditions and rights that we’ve got for environment and consumer workplace rights,” he said. | “There has to be access to European markets and above all there has to be a dynamic relationship to protect the conditions and rights that we’ve got for environment and consumer workplace rights,” he said. |
| “We’ve put those cases very robustly to the government and there’s no agreement as yet.” | “We’ve put those cases very robustly to the government and there’s no agreement as yet.” |
| Meetings are scheduled this week between ministers and shadow ministers on environmental protections, security and workers rights, which Corbyn described as “quite interesting, quite long technical discussions, particularly on environment regulations”. | Meetings are scheduled this week between ministers and shadow ministers on environmental protections, security and workers rights, which Corbyn described as “quite interesting, quite long technical discussions, particularly on environment regulations”. |
| However, there will be no discussion before Easter on the big issues of a customs union or a confirmatory referendum. | However, there will be no discussion before Easter on the big issues of a customs union or a confirmatory referendum. |
| Speaking on Tuesday, Corbyn underlined again that an agreement could only be reached if Theresa May was prepared to accept Labour’s central demand for a common external tariff policy with the EU. | Speaking on Tuesday, Corbyn underlined again that an agreement could only be reached if Theresa May was prepared to accept Labour’s central demand for a common external tariff policy with the EU. |
| “The government doesn’t appear to be shifting the red lines because they’ve got a big pressure in the Tory party that actually wants to turn this country into a deregulated low-tax society which will do a deal with Trump. I don’t want to do that,” he said. | “The government doesn’t appear to be shifting the red lines because they’ve got a big pressure in the Tory party that actually wants to turn this country into a deregulated low-tax society which will do a deal with Trump. I don’t want to do that,” he said. |
| Corbyn said that the UK had “lost a lot of time by the dithering of the government on bringing issues to parliament,” suggesting he believed the route out of the impasse would be moving on to binding indicative votes in parliament, rather than pursuing a compromise deal between the two frontbenches. | Corbyn said that the UK had “lost a lot of time by the dithering of the government on bringing issues to parliament,” suggesting he believed the route out of the impasse would be moving on to binding indicative votes in parliament, rather than pursuing a compromise deal between the two frontbenches. |
| Labour has less incentive than the Conservatives to avoid EU elections at the end of May, where the Tories would expect heavy losses. Labour’s national executive committee is conducting final candidate interviews for potential MEPs on Tuesday. | Labour has less incentive than the Conservatives to avoid EU elections at the end of May, where the Tories would expect heavy losses. Labour’s national executive committee is conducting final candidate interviews for potential MEPs on Tuesday. |
| Corbyn said Labour would “fight the elections as a party that is committed to that relationship with Europe, but above all it’s about uniting people, however they voted in 2016, they’re suffering from austerity.” | Corbyn said Labour would “fight the elections as a party that is committed to that relationship with Europe, but above all it’s about uniting people, however they voted in 2016, they’re suffering from austerity.” |
| He said he did not fear much electoral threat from the new party led by Nigel Farage, the Brexit party, which launched last week. | He said he did not fear much electoral threat from the new party led by Nigel Farage, the Brexit party, which launched last week. |
| “We have to have a relationship with Europe in or out of the EU. We have a major trading partnership with Europe and all Farage is offering is some kind of never-never-land, saying we’ll walk away from everything,” he said. | “We have to have a relationship with Europe in or out of the EU. We have a major trading partnership with Europe and all Farage is offering is some kind of never-never-land, saying we’ll walk away from everything,” he said. |
| “Well, he should say that to those people whose jobs would be at risk in manufacturing industries and food processing industries. He should say that to those people who are really going to suffer as a result of this. | “Well, he should say that to those people whose jobs would be at risk in manufacturing industries and food processing industries. He should say that to those people who are really going to suffer as a result of this. |
| “We’re serious about having a trading relationship with Europe. We’re serious about our relationship with the rest of the world. I’m not sure he is.” | “We’re serious about having a trading relationship with Europe. We’re serious about our relationship with the rest of the world. I’m not sure he is.” |
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