and it says we won’t quit EU without doing a deal

JEREMY Corbyn will rule out leaving the EU with no deal, it emerged last night.

The Labour leader’s position – in the party’s leaked election manifesto – will leave him open to the accusation he could be held to ransom by the EU.

The document says that no deal is the ‘worst possible deal’ for Britain and would damage the economy. It also makes no promise to reduce immigration.

Ministers have argued that without the ‘no deal’ option, Mr Corbyn will be reduced to swallowing whatever the EU is offering.

Theresa May has said she wants to secure a good deal, but has repeatedly threatened to walk away if she is not satisfied. The Prime Minister has insisted that ‘no deal is better than a bad deal’.

Mrs May has argued that without the option of walking away, Britain’s negotiating hand is severely weakened.

But the draft Labour manifesto, leaked to several newspapers last night, says: ‘Labour recognises that leaving the EU with “no deal” is the worst possible deal for Britain and would do damage to our economy and trade.

‘We will reject “no deal” as a viable and negotiate transitional arrangements to avoid a cliff-edge for the UK economy.’ It also promises that MPs will have a vote on the final deal – raising the prospect Brexit could be abandoned if Remain-supporting Labour MPs refuse to approve it.

Labour will also pledge ‘fair rules and reasonable management’ of migration, but rule out ‘ making false promises on immigration numbers’. The Prime Minister this week recommitted the Conservatives to reducing net migration to the tens of thousands.

Mr Corbyn has previously indicated he wants unfettered migration to continue.

His manifesto says all EU migrants already here will be given automatic rights to stay – something Mrs May has so far refused to do as she wants to make sure the rights of British ex-pats in Europe are also secured.

The leaked Labour document says: ‘ The Conservative government has scapegoated immigrants to divert from their own failings and have made bogus promises on immigration.

‘When politicians fan the flames of fear it has real consequences on both recently-arrived and longsettled communities.

‘Today, the National Health Service, our social care providers and private companies across many sectors depend on the labour of migrant workers.

‘We value those workers and we will never denigrate them.

‘We also understand the importance of more skills training for British nationals, whatever their colour or creed.’

‘Fan the flames of fear’