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…
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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…
Richard Corbett: May’s Florentine fudge simply highlighted Tory divisions
Ever since Guy Verhofstadt let slip that the monthly Brexit negotiating round was to be put back a…
Richard Corbett: The British left should lead in resisting Brexit
I was shocked the other day to hear a friend say that comrades wanting a soft Brexit, or…
Richard Corbett: Labour must distance itself from the Tories’ Brexit disaster
Labour should keep all options open on Brexit. Its manifesto pledges — which vowed to respect the result…
Richard Corbett: The red lines Labour must lay down for the PM’s Brexit talks
Three factors are hardening Labour’s attitudes to Brexit: 1. Whichever way our MPs voted on the principle of…
Richard Corbett: The Brexit bill has passed but Labour must reject any deal that leaves Britain relying on the goodwill of Trump
Now that the article 50 notification bill has passed in the House of Commons, the debate moves on…
Richard Corbett: If the PM’s hard Brexit harms jobs, growth and health then Labour MPs are entitled to oppose it
The response to the referendum result is still playing out in both of Britain’s main political parties. While…
Richard Corbett: There’s no mandate for a Brexit that pushes Britain over the cliff-edge
Those who consider that the British people have spoken clearly in favour of Brexit (and many don’t, given…
