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Labour hints at backing Brexit deal without promise of referendum
Source: The Guardian
Labour hints at backing Brexit deal without promise of referendum
Shadow minister says talks productive and government showing willingness to compromise
Heather Stewart Political editor
Sun 28 Apr 2019 10.27 BST Last modified on Sun 28 Apr 2019 10.56 BST
Labour is prepared to sign up to a Brexit deal with the government without the promise of a referendum attached if cross-party talks make significant progress in the coming days, one of the party’s negotiators has said.
Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, has been attending the negotiations alongside the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer.
Many at Westminster believe the talks, convened by Theresa May after her deal was rejected three times and due to resume this week, are destined to fail.
But Long-Bailey insisted negotiations had been productive and “gone into a lot of detail”; and hinted that the government was signalling a willingness to compromise on some issues, including workers’ rights.
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Shadow minister says talks productive and government showing willingness to compromise
Heather Stewart Political editor
Sun 28 Apr 2019 10.27 BST Last modified on Sun 28 Apr 2019 10.56 BST
Labour is prepared to sign up to a Brexit deal with the government without the promise of a referendum attached if cross-party talks make significant progress in the coming days, one of the party’s negotiators has said.
Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, has been attending the negotiations alongside the shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, and the shadow Brexit secretary, Keir Starmer.
Many at Westminster believe the talks, convened by Theresa May after her deal was rejected three times and due to resume this week, are destined to fail.
But Long-Bailey insisted negotiations had been productive and “gone into a lot of detail”; and hinted that the government was signalling a willingness to compromise on some issues, including workers’ rights.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/apr/28/labour-hints-at-backing-brexit-deal-without-promise-of-referendum