Tony Blair attacks Jeremy Corbyn's 'confusing' approach to Brexit
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It comes just days after The Independent reported how insiders fear Labour is heading for a “reckoning” – with the party apparently backing Brexit, but many supporters still believing it is opposed. “And, second, it puts us in a vulnerable position when the Government concludes ‘the deal’ some time in 2018.” Tony Blair: It's necessary that Brexit doesn't happen He argued the party should fight for people’s right to rethink Brexit, either in a second referendum or an election, but that Labour would only be able to say Conservative divisions on the EU are harming the country, if the party itself opposes withdrawal. “But, if Labour continues to go along with Brexit and insists on leaving the single market, the handmaiden of Brexit will have been the timidity of Labour.” open image in gallery Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn giving a speech to supporters in November A Labour spokesman confirmed the party wants a final deal that retains the benefits of the customs union and the single market. He added: “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.” Earlier this week, senior figures in the party raised concerns with The Independent that polling indicates Labour may suffer a loss of electoral support as the Brexit story unfolds.
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