Labour
is to announce a dramatic policy shift by backing continued membership
of the EU single market beyond March 2019, when Britain leaves the EU,
establishing a clear dividing line with the Tories on Brexit for the
first time.
In a move that positions it decisively as the party of “soft Brexit”,
Labour will support full participation in the single market and customs
union during a lengthy “transitional period” that it believes could
last between two and four years after the day of departure, it is to
announce on Sunday.
This will mean that under a Labour government the UK would continue
to abide by the EU’s free movement rules, accept the jurisdiction of the
European court of justice on trade and economic issues, and pay into
the EU budget for a period of years after Brexit,
in the hope of lessening the shock of leaving to the UK economy. In a
further move that will delight many pro-EU Labour backers, Jeremy
Corbyn’s party will also leave open the option of the UK remaining a
member of the customs union and single market for good, beyond the end
of the transitional period.
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