John Mills, the Labour donor and founder of Labour Leave, is not happy. Labour’s policy on Brexit has been about as clear as a bus window, but shadow Brexit secretary Keir Starmer just gave it a wipe. Labour, he confirmed, would seek to remain inside the single market during a time-limited transition period.
Responding in a series of tweets, Mills described Starmer’s position as “incompatible” with Labour’s manifesto, adding that it “would betray 4m Labour-supporting Leave voters”.
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