Jenny Chapman MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Exiting the EU, responding to the Prime Minister’s remarks on Brexit today, said:

“The Government can call it whatever colours they like – the fact is, their plan for Brexit is completely blank.

“Every indication so far is that the PM will seek a hard and damaging Brexit, with Britain outside the single market and the customs union. This would be bad for the economy, for business and for jobs.

“What we need to see is a plan and a strategy, and the Government seeking to build consensus around it. They can do that by publishing their basic plan before Article 50 is triggered, as Labour will again be calling for tomorrow.”

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