VOTE2019 Brexit ‘LET THE PEO A vote for Labour is the only way out of the Brexit morass


In kitchens, pubs and workplaces across the UK, many people have learnt to not to mention the dreaded B-word.


Although the general election is about much more than Brexit – providing an historic opportunity to elect a Labour government that will change the course of Britain for the better – it cannot be denied that Brexit is the reason a poll has been called.


The Tory-aligned press accuse the Labour party of having a confusing and contradictory position on Brexit.


But perhaps that’s because they support forcing through a Brexit that will turn the UK into a deregulated tax haven where wealth is the sole indicator of a person’s value.


Brexit is a divisive issue and it’s fair to say that elements of both the remain and leave camps have become increasingly radicalised; believing that everyone else in the country can be pigeonholed into one of two positions.


Many who voted to leave the EU had legitimate reasons to do so and it is unfair that so many people have been labelled as anti-immigrant bigots.


The same goes for the so-called “remoaner” slurs directed at those who are concerned that Brexit could damage the economy and people’s quality of life.


This polarisation has caused many people, who have beliefs one way or the other but who are willing to listen and compromise, to simply avoid the issue.


The purpose of a democracy is that problems are resolved through give and take – most of the time of nobody gets their own way completely, nobody is


utterly disregarded and a resolution is decided on that everyone can live with.


It is clear that under the current government parliament has failed to find a way to compromise, mainly because of the Tories’ championing of an extreme break from the EU that will plunge the UK into economic chaos, risking vital industries and the integrity of the NHS.


Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats want to ignore the majority of the electorate who voted to leave and cancel Brexit altogether by revoking Article 50.


Labour is the only party to offer a policy that caters to both leave and remain voters.


As Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn explained “it’s really not that complicated”.


He said, “An incoming Labour government will first secure a sensible deal. That will take no longer than three months because the deal will be based on terms we’ve already discussed with the EU, including a new customs union, a close single market relationship and guarantees of rights and protections.


“It’s a deal that will protect British manufacturing and respect the precious peace in Northern Ireland. And then we’ll put that deal to a public vote. So if you want to leave the EU without trashing our economy or selling out our NHS, you’ll be able to vote for it. If you want to remain in the EU, you’ll be able to vote for that.”


Unite has backed Labour’s policy as the only way out of the Brexit morass.


Since the referendum result in 2016, the union has been accused of being both anti- Brexit and pro-leave. But the overwhelming principle guiding Unite, whose policies are decided democratically,


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is to represent the best interests of its members.


Leaving the EU with no deal, or under a hard Brexit that prevents access to European markets, supply chains and relationships that many British industries are closely tied to and rely on, would directly endanger or harm the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of union members.


That’s why Unite has consistently called for a Brexit outcome that ensures workers, and their industries, rights and protections, are protected.


It’s clear that Boris Johnson’s deal would deliver the absolute opposite of that, while the Liberal Democrats are intent on grabbing votes by cynically championing a remain position that will further open the Brexit wound that has been inflicted on the public psyche.


Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “Labour will negotiate a much better deal, a credible deal, that will protect jobs and investment in our communities, and then that will go back to a confirmatory vote. Let the people decide.”


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Labour will negotiate a much better deal, a credible deal, that will protect jobs and invest- ment in our communities, and then that will go back to a confirmatory vote. Let the people decide


Len McCluskey,


Unite general secretary


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