We need a deal for all, not just party interest

LIKE many of you, I have watched with anger, frustration and despair at the Government’s handling of Brexit.

Shambles is an overused word but over the past week the Tories have brought a new meaning to the word.

At the start of the month, Cabinet travelled to the Prime Minister’s country retreat to discuss its Brexit plan. It had taken the Government two years to get to that point.

The plan unravelled within days. Senior members of the Government resigned. Theresa May then sided with Jacob Rees-mogg to kill it off.

And to top it all off, she tried to order MPS home early for summer to avoid any further embarrassment. It would be funny if it wasn’t so serious.

The question then turns to what Labour think of the Government’s plan. I have a very clear message for Theresa May – if you think Labour will support your fatally flawed Chequers’ agreement, you have another think coming. No ifs, no buts.

Let me be equally clear to Mirror readers – this is not about blocking Brexit. We respect the result of the referendum and recognise we are leaving the EU.

IMPORTANT

We campaigned two years ago on the basis that a vote to leave would mean leave – just as a vote to remain would have meant remain.

But we will not give this PM – or any Tory PM – a blank cheque to harm business, put jobs at risk, undermine rights or threaten the return of a hard border in Northern Ireland.

Labour would never sign up to such a deal. To do so would be failing to stand up for the British people. Brexit is too important to get wrong.

We cannot accept an unworkable compromise thrown together to try to keep the Tory party together.

We need a deal that works for every person in this country, whether they voted leave or remain.

That is what Labour is fighting for. A deal that protects jobs, the economy and the union of our UK.

A deal that protects our security, delivers fair management of migration and unites our country.

A deal in the national interest, not in political or party interest.

That is the alternative Labour is offering and is prepared to deliver.

Read the full article at mirror.co.uk.