Sir Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson's deal was 'far to thin' and that a Labour government would work to have a 'closer trading relationship' with Europe.
Sky News's Sam Coates said:"What's interesting about this is that Keir Starmer is on the front foot about something that has been a difficult issue for Labour…
"Until now the Labour leader has been quite cautious about a closer relationship with Europe for fear of alienating those who voted for Brexit in 2016 and then Tory rather than Labour in 2019." Meanwhile, Labour is also facing renewed pressure from its main union backer Unite, which is reportedly set to launch a grassroots campaign to call for more radical policies on energy and steel., which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies. You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enablecookies or to allow those cookies just once.
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