Starmer free movement pledge ends
KEIR Starmer has dropped his promise to bring back free movement from the European Union.
The Labour leader told the BBC he wanted to be honest and a major renegotiation of the Brexit deal would not be possible if he won a general election.
He said: “Whether we like it or not, that is going to be the treaty an incoming Labour government has to make work.
“It is not being straight with the public to say we can come into office and operate some other treaty.”
Mr Starmer restated he did not think there was a case for rejoining the EU.
He also defended ordering Labour MPs to back Boris Johnson’s trade deal, but said he would try to improve it.