Party has six tests the deal must meet in order to gain support, shadow Brexit secretary insistsKeir Starmer has moved to reassure anxious Labour MPs that the shadow cabinet is prepared to vote against the government’s Brexit deal after Emily Thornberry appeared to suggest the agreement could be so vague her party might back it. Parliament has been promised a meaningful vote on the withdrawal agreement and the shadow Brexit secretary has laid out six tests he says the deal must meet. “If past evidence of the last few months is anything to go on, it’s going to be a blah, blah, blah, divorce,” she said. Play Video 2:00 Emily Thornberry: It will be a 'blah, blah, blah' Brexit divorce – video“It’s not going to make any decisions. Starmer would like to see parliament given the opportunity to direct the government’s next move – including potentially sending Brexit secretary David Davis back to Brussels to reopen negotiations.

Source: The Guardian March 28, 2018 20:26 UTC