Labour leader backs permanent customs union after Brexit
(VOVWORLD) - UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed the UK being in a permanent customs union with the EU in a speech setting out his approach to Brexit.
 UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn (Photo: AFP) |
His policy shift could lead to Labour siding with the Tories to defeat Theresa May’s Brexit strategy. Corbyn said this would avoid the need for a "hard border" in Northern Ireland and ensure free-flowing trade for business. He insisted on the UK having a real say in trade negotiations with the EU rather than following the bloc’s rules passively.
Conservatives accused Mr. Corbyn of playing politics with the UK’s future. Corbyn said Labour will be looking for a Brexit that puts the working people first.