Campbell brands Corbyn customs union proposal as ‘significant’
Former Labour adviser Alastair Campbell has described Jeremy Corbyn’s proposal for a “new and comprehensive” UK-EU customs union as “significant”.
However, Mr Campbell, a strong Remain supporter, said the proposal aimed at ensuring tariff-free trade after Brexit did not go far enough.
He urged Labour to back calls for a referendum on the final Brexit deal, stating that Mr Corbyn holds enough power to try to intervene on the UK government’s policy.
Mr Campbell, who was in Edinburgh to promote his latest novel, said: “Although Jeremy Corbyn is saying, ‘This isn’t much of a move’, I think it is quite a significant move and that says to me we can maybe get them to move further.”