Corbyn, Labour and Brexit
WATCH: Richard Burgon insists that a second referendum "has always only been an option" and that Labour's priority is delivering Brexit. pic.twitter.com/ZVBnrehbHP— The Red Roar (@TheRedRoar) March 13, 2019
Vote Leave! - says Corbyn (05/02/19)
WATCH 📺 | Unearthed footage of Jeremy Corbyn at an anti-Lisbon Treaty rally in 2009. He brands the EU a "military Frankenstein" and says a 'No' vote in Ireland would be "such a boost to people all over Europe who do not want to live in a European empire." 👏 What happened, Jez? pic.twitter.com/0osV1zpDdQ— Leave.EU (@LeaveEUOfficial) February 4, 2019
Here's a very revealing post from Twitter which has Jeremy Corbyn showing some real passion over Europe for a change - only this time the Labour leader shows his true colours as a pro-Leave, arch-Brexiteer.
Corbyn's most memorable contributions to the Brexit debate, so far, have been:
- Calling for Article 50 to be triggered the day after the EU referendum - a move which defied all common sense
- Arguing that the UK can leave the EU yet still enjoy all the benefits of remaining as a member of the EU - an anti-trade union argument, if ever there was one
- Insisting that Brexit is 'inevitable' - a view which the vast majority of Labour party members and supporters oppose
Team Corbyn vs Brexit (03/02/19)
Team Corbyn put up the unelected Shami Chakrabarti on Sky News earlier today to try and explain/defend Labour policy on Brexit.
Noticeable by his absence was the Labour Party's official spokesperson on Brexit, Keir Starmer, who was also missing from the Labour delegation which accompanied Jeremy to his recent audience at No.10 with the Prime Minister, Theresa May.
In Keir Starmer's absence the Dear Leader was accompanied by his unelected official spokesperson Seamus Milne and his unelected chief of staff Karie Murphy who, in a former life, was a local Unison branch official at the Victoria Hospital in Glasgow.