Will Back Post-Brexit Trade Deal, Says UK s Main Opposition Labour Party Will Back Post-Brexit Trade Deal, Says UK s Main Opposition Labour Party Labour party leader Keir Starmer also criticised the post-Brexit trade deal as not the deal that the government promised .
Britain and the European Union struck a post-Brexit trade deal on Thursday. (File)
London:
Britain s main opposition Labour party will vote for Prime Minister Boris Johnson s post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, its leader Keir Starmer said on Thursday. I can say today that when this deal comes before parliament. Labour will accept it, and vote for it, he said, adding it was in the national interest to do so given the alternative of no-deal.
Chances Of Brexit Trade Deal Below 50%, Says UK Both sides are trying to prevent a turbulent finale to four years of tortuous discussions.
Updated: December 18, 2020 1:41 am IST
I think that regrettably the chances are more likely that we won t secure an agreement: Michael Gove
LONDON/BRUSSELS:
Senior British minister Michael Gove put the chances of securing a trade deal with the European Union at less than 50% on Thursday, striking a pessimistic tone just two weeks before Britain completes its departure from the bloc.
His downbeat prediction contrasted sharply with remarks by the EU s chief negotiator suggesting there had been good progress. Both sides are trying to prevent a turbulent finale to four years of tortuous discussions.