Labour has today tabled its amendment to the meaningful vote
rejecting ’s botched Brexit deal and
preventing the UK crashing out of the EU without an agreement.
The amendment calls on Parliament to:
- Reject ’s bad Brexit deal because it
fails to protect jobs and living standards, workers’ rights and
environmental standards - or provide sufficient guarantees on
national security
- Prevent the chaos of the UK crashing out of the EU without a
deal
- Keep all options on the table to protect the UK from a no
deal scenario, with a general election as the best outcome for
the country
The amendment fulfils the commitments made at the ’s conference to oppose any
deal the Tories brought back that does not meet the party’s six
tests, and protect the country from the disastrous consequences
of a no deal scenario.
MP, Leader of the , said:
“Labour will oppose ’s botched Brexit deal that puts
jobs, rights and people’s livelihoods at risk.
“There is a sensible deal that could win the support of
Parliament, based on a comprehensive customs union, with a
British say in future trade deals, and a strong single market
deal that protects rights at work and environmental safeguards
and helps us to rebuild our economy and expand our public
services. However, ’s worst of all worlds deal is
miles away from delivering that.
“It is a miserable failure of negotiation by a Government that
has wasted the last two years fighting with itself, rather than
securing a better deal with the EU.
“The Tories have no right to inflict the chaos that would
following crashing out of the European Union without a deal. That
is why we will work with all sides in Parliament to oppose no
deal.”
Notes to editors
Wording of Labour amendment:
“1) declines to approve the negotiated withdrawal agreement and
the framework for the future relationship because it fails to
provide for a permanent UK-EU customs union and strong single
market deal and would therefore lead to increased barriers to
trade in goods and services, would not protect workers’ rights
and environmental standards, allows for the diminution of the
United Kingdom’s internal and external security and is likely to
lead to the implementation of a backstop provision in Northern
Ireland that is neither politically nor economically sustainable;
2) declines to approve the United Kingdom’s leaving the European
Union without a withdrawal agreement;
3) and therefore resolves to pursue every option that prevents
the United Kingdom’s either leaving the European Union without a
withdrawal agreement or leaving on the basis of the negotiated
withdrawal agreement laid before the House.”
