caption Kate Hoey MP. source Jeff Spicer/Getty Images Labour Brexiteer Kate Hoey says leaving the European Union is a “great opportunity” for the left. Writing for Business Insider, the MP for Vauxhall urges her Labour colleagues to ditch the “inward-looking, protectionist” EU and become a “truly internationalist party” again. Hoey criticises Jeremy Corbyn’s “puzzling” decision to commit to a post-Brexit customs union with the EU. A hard Brexit will make Britain more effective in tackling poverty worldwide, Hoey argues. LONDON -In last year’s general election, the Labour Party manifesto stated in plain language: “Labour accepts the referendum result.” Standing on this pro-Brexit programme, Labour achieved its highest vote share since 2001 and its biggest swing since 1945. A majority of the seats that Labour won from the Conservatives were in constituencies that are estimated to have voted Leave. For those of us who have long believed that “ever closer union” with the European Union has pulled Labour even further apart from our core voters, this result was a vindication. As we move into the next stage of the Brexit negotiations, the Labour Party must understand that Brexit is not a disaster for the British left. It is a great opportunity…. Read full this story
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