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30 November 2016

Labour voters in Richmond must put their tribal loyalties aside

There's only one option to beat the coalition for hard Brexit. 

By Vince Cable

There has been much talk in the last year about a “progressive alliance” to provide effective opposition and alternative to the Conservative government. The Brexit process has made such co-operation more urgent.

There has been a lot of social media chatter and well-intentioned speeches at public meetings from leading Labour figures, Caroline Lucas of the Greens and myself and other Lib Dems.  But so far the discussion has been theoretical and abstract.

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