Why misgivings about a new referendum are unfounded
There is undeniable logic to Labour coming out in favour of another referendum on Brexit. We don’t want…
Richard Corbett
Labour MPs who’ve ruled out a referendum should think again
Some Labour MPs are hesitant about holding another EU referendum. Although we understand their caution, the arguments…
Richard Corbett: We’re running out of Brexit options. Here’s what Labour must do
Whatever happens in terms of Theresa May, general elections, and parliamentary twists and turns, we will still be…
Richard Corbett: Why Labour MPs in Leave seats shouldn’t fear voting down a Tory Brexit
Although Labour said it respects the outcome of the referendum, that was not because we think it was…
Richard Corbett: What does the Brexit motion passed by Labour conference mean in practice?
Labour’s Brexit resolution, freshly adopted at conference 2018, is already subject to divergent interpretations. Let’s look carefully at…
Richard Corbett: We can tackle immigration – without cutting ourselves off from the EU
The internal debate in Labour about what relationship we want with the single market (irrespective of whether or…
Richard Corbett: The EEA option is not the answer to Brexit
The Commons will now consider the various Lords amendments to the Brexit legislation, and disgracefully the government is…
Richard Corbett: Labour should have no fears over the single market – it is the best protection against the neo-liberal right
Occasionally Labour party members express concerns that EU single market rules could impede what Labour would want to…
Richard Corbett: Tory Brexit talks show why Britain is teetering on the cliff edge
Once again, the Brexit talks have failed to progress, an apt end to the week for this stuttering, stalling…
Richard Corbett: As Labour’s leader in Europe, I know our party is increasingly seen as a government in waiting
It is not without irony that, with Britain on the brink of leaving the EU, the scale and…
