Jeremy Corbyn came to Derry yesterday before later crossing briefly over the bridge linking Strabane in County Tyrone with Lifford in County Donegal, declaring that there will not be a hard border after Brexit. “He’s always clear he’s not calling for another referendum on Brexit, so really he’s supporting the government position on this, he’s not really challenging them on Brexit. I don’t think we left the event being much further forward. North London constituencyExplaining his position, Corbyn said three-quarters of the voters in his north London constituency had voted to stay in the EU, but in other Labour-held constituencies the people there had voted by the same margin to quit. Labour will not back a “hard” Brexit, he told them and will “campaign for an agreement with the EU that gives us that regulatory alignment and protection of our trade relationship”, though his audience remain unpersuaded on the detail.

Source: The Irish Times May 25, 2018 16:52 UTC