In a speech to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) congress in Brighton
tomorrow (Tuesday), MP, Leader of the , will warn that “and his wealthy friends” will
not bear the cost of a No Deal Brexit that would “destroy jobs,
push up food prices in the shops and cause shortages of everyday
medicines that people rely on”.
The Labour Leader will also accuse Boris Johnsonand his cabinet of
“hijacking” the referendum result and using No Deal as cover to
“shift even more power and wealth to those at the top” and sell off
our public services.
Addressing trade union delegates
representing over five million workers, will say that Labour is ready
to launch the “biggest people-powered campaign” ever seen in the
coming general election, after a No Deal Brexit has been stopped.
The Labour Leader will say that he will not allow to dictate the terms of the
forthcoming election, warning that “no one can trust the word of
a Prime Minister who is threatening to break the law to force
through No Deal”.
will also warn that a No Deal
Brexit will “put us at the mercy of Donald Trump and US
corporations itching to get their teeth further into our
NHS, sound the death knell for our steel industry, and
permanently drive down rights and protections for
workers.”
On the cost of a No Deal Brexit, will say:
“Johnson’s reckless No Deal would destroy jobs, push
up food prices in the shops and cause shortages of everyday
medicines that people rely on.
“And who bears the cost of that? It
wouldn’t be Johnson and his wealthy friends. It’s not their
livelihoods on the line. It would be the rest
of us.
“Just as it wasn’t the bankers still defends who paid the
price for the financial crash of 2008, it was tens of millions of
people who had nothing to do with it.”
On the Conservatives using No Deal as
cover to push through policies that benefit them and hurt
everyone else, will say:
“For the Tories this is about so much more than leaving the
European Union. It’s about hijacking the
referendum result to shift even more power and wealth to those at
the top.
“They will use a No Deal crash to push through policies
that benefit them and their super-rich supporters and hurt
everyone else – just as they did after the financial crash.
“Under the cover of No Deal they will sell off our public
services, strip away the regulations that keep us safe, and
undermine workers’ rights.”
On a Trump Deal Brexit, will say:
“Be in no doubt, a No Deal Brexit is really a Trump Deal
Brexit, leading to a one-sided US trade deal negotiated from a
position of weakness.
“It will put us at the mercy of Trump and the big US
corporations itching to get their teeth further into our NHS, sound
the death knell for our steel industry,
and permanently drive down rights and protections
for workers.
“I am not prepared to stand by and let that happen.”
On a General Election after the threat of No Deal
has been removed, will say:
“Our priority is, first, to stop No Deal, and then to trigger
a general election.
“Amber Rudd’s resignation confirmed that the government is
not serious about trying to get a deal in
Brussels. As the prime minister’s top adviser
reportedly said, the negotiations are “a sham.”
“No one can trust the word of a prime minister
who is threatening to break the law to force through No
Deal.
“So a general election is coming. But we won’t allow Johnson
to dictate the terms.
“And I can tell you this: we’re ready for that election.
We’re ready to unleash the biggest people-powered campaign we've
ever seen.
