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25 January 2017

Jeremy Corbyn has found a vulnerable spot on Theresa May and trade

May dodged the bullet today but the Labour leader has a chance to do real damage. 

By Stephen Bush

It’s fair to say that today’s Prime Minister’s Questions won’t be featuring in Jeremy Corbyn’s highlights reel. Theresa May agreed to publishing a White Paper on Brexit before he stood up, and he had to improvise the first question, and thereafter never really regained his momentum.

But he had one question that has the potential to drag May and her government into the mire. While she did a good job sidestepping it today, she won’t be able to avoid it forever.

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