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Originally Posted by James

The third time the Withdrawal agreement was voted on in parliament, the political declaration was removed, leaving the two-year transition.

That means that Labour could still have got a Customs Union and single market ties at a later date. They should have at least voted for the Withdrawal agreement on the third meaningful vote.

Why.
They'd had no input to talks at that time.

The backdrop remained which was the contentious issue with the DUP.

You say Labour could have.
That's not would have.
An agreed customs arrangement in place at that time would have pulled more Labour votes over.
Not a possible customs arrangement.

If May had dropped her red lines of no customs union arrangement, total severance from having some close access of the single market.
She'd have won Labour votes.

Still alienating her own ERG group, who were voting against anything.

With her own Party and the votes of the DUP, she did have an overall majority at the time.

It isn't down to the opposition to help a government that thus far then, had not seriously consulted it.