Last night the EU withdrawal bill cleared the House of Commons after MPs approved the bill, which transposes EU law into UK law, by 324 to 295. With Labour’s Brexit position as confusing as ever (just watch Jeremy Corbyn’s Peston interview on the/a customs union), readers will be interested to know that the party opposed the bill’s third reading. 243 Labour MPs voted to block the bill, with only a handful – Frank Field, Kate Hoey, John Mann and Graham Stringer – defying party orders.
The Conservatives have been quick to go on the offensive and claim this shows Labour is trying to stop Brexit. Launching attack ads on social media – including one video with new party chairman Brandon Lewis claiming this shows Labour do not respect the national interest or wish for a smooth and orderly Brexit.
Labour are putting politics above the national interest. Only the Conservatives will deliver a smooth and orderly Brexit.
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