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We spent two years pressing the Labour Party to campaign to Remain in the EU. We lost the 2019 election, but will keep making the progressive Pro European case.
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.