Labour expects more Brexit talks as deadline looms
"We absolutely must leave the European Union... that means we need to get a deal over the line and that's why we've been looking for new ways - a new approach - to find an agreement in Parliament," she said.
This was despite the fact government proposals"have not been compliant with the definition of a customs union", her party's key demand, she told the BBC's Andrew Marr show. It would mean"an end to freedom of movement and... that we deliver the vast majority of the aims of Brexit, which was to leave the institutions of the European Union", he said.Please upgrade your browserBoris Johnson used his column in Monday's Daily Telegraph"If the UK were to commit to remaining in the customs union, it would make a total and utter nonsense of the referendum result," he said.
This outcome is opposed by some Tory Brexiteers as it would mean the UK having to take part in European Parliamentary elections. "We have promised our party members and our constituents that we will do all we can to avoid a no-deal situation," she said.
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