by Her Excellency Ismara Mercedes Vargas Walter, Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to the United Kingdom
WHEN all the dust has settled, most expect Labour’s Brexit policy will end up as a commitment to negotiate an alternative deal with the EU and to then put that deal to the public in a “confirmatory vote” with Remain on the ballot paper.
This is an extraordinary shift. Only two years ago, we mobilised to fight a general election, promising to respect the referendum without even committing to a transition period, let alone membership of the single market or a customs union.
Yet, despite this shift, Jeremy stands accused of “betraying Remainers.” Sadly, our political discourse is in the grip of a culture war where anything Brexit-related is framed in this increasingly polarised way.
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