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Labour supporters who fought to Remain in the EU. No longer an active campaign.
Nov 25, 2018 6 tweets 5 min read
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If we are going to have a special conference with #Lab18 delegates, it needs to happen before Xmas. A thread on where we stand and why the greatest risk is we run out of time for the #Labour leadership to back a #PeoplesVote in parliament ... amp.theguardian.com/politics/2018/… 2/6 @Remain_Labour has been calling for the party to campaign to #Remain since Dec 2017. In parallel we have engaged with and respected party policy.
Policy agreed at #Lab18 is about to expire. Once May's #Brexit deal is voted down, we are bound to call for an immediate election
Jan 1, 2018 9 tweets 3 min read
1/9 One of the arguments #RemainLabour will put forward (with others) this year is that Labour must adopt a Pro-Remain (#StopBrexit) position and reject any form of 'Soft Brexit'. This thread summarises our case. Please share if you agree. 2/9 Remainers pushing for Soft Brexit are arguing for damage limitation. It's understandable (and preferable to the catastrophe of Hard Brexit), but it would not be a good outcome for the country and we should have the courage to set out why.