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Summery of Labours position by Keir Starmer

'The prime minister’s failure to secure a mandate or a majority has also caused huge uncertainty about the government’s Brexit approach. The chancellor clearly advocates a softening of strategy. Yet Brexiteers in the cabinet and on Conservative backbenches will fiercely oppose any such change of emphasis. May lacks the authority to either drive through her stated Brexit approach or to change course. In the weeks to come she will have to choose. No wonder the German foreign minister has spoken of a “difficult, even impossible situation”, where the prime minister is “without clear majorities and [a] clear negotiation strategy”.

The belligerent approach May has adopted has also served to weaken our relations with the EU, alienated our allies and left Britain short of goodwill acrossEurope. This really matters, because, if we are to deliver a Brexit deal that works for Britain and delivers a strong new partnership with the EU, we will need to work with and not against the other 27 member states.'