will today warn that there are
“no easy routes out of the crisis the Government has got us into
on Brexit.”
Speaking at the Fabian New Year Conference, Starmer will say
Parliament needs to have an “open and frank debate about how to
break the deadlock.”
The Shadow Brexit Secretary will outline Labour’s priorities over
the coming weeks and the options available to the party to
protect against no deal, including campaigning for a public vote.
On ’s approach to the negotiations,
Starmer is expected to say:
“This has been, even by recent standards, an extraordinary week.
It was the week that proved this Government is incapable of
delivering a Brexit deal that can unite the country, Parliament
or even the Conservative Party.
“The Prime Minister suffered the largest defeat of any government
in history and did so on the defining issue of this Parliament.
“In normal times, that would mean a new Prime Minister and a new
Government. But these aren’t normal times.
“We have a government that can’t govern. A Brexit deal that has
no chance of getting through Parliament. And a Prime Minister who
stubbornly refuses to drop the very red lines that led to this
crisis.
“People often praise the Prime Minister for her resilience. But,
what the Prime Minister is doing right now is not resilience.
It’s reckless. Ploughing on without a plan while the country
lurches from one crisis to another.”
On how Parliament can break the deadlock, he will
say:
“It’s now time for an open and frank debate about how we break
the deadlock.
“In less than two weeks’ time, Parliament will once again be
asked to consider the options available in this process.
“There are no easy routes out of the mess this Government has got
us into on Brexit. Difficult decisions are going to have to be
made by Parliament.
“For too long the Prime Minister has offered the country false
hope and false promises.
“She has failed to be straight with the public about the
consequences of the choices she has taken.
“Now is the time for an honest debate. And for credible solutions
to emerge.”
