BRITAIN: consequent to the decision of the UK government to
appeal the decision of ruling of the Appeal Court, Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of
the Labour Party has hinted that his party demands an amendment to any bill
that will sent to the Parliament with respect to Article 50, to enable the country
retain access to the EU single markets, workers’ rights and issues related to
the protection of the environment.
He said: "When the Article 50 debate comes up, we will
put forward an amendment to it, about market access and protections. We want
those to be part of the negotiations.
"We are respecting the result of the referendum. It
might not be the one we wanted but it's the one we've got."
He used the moment to deny the rumours going round that an
amendment could delay the process and backed the right of courts to
"interpret legislation and what Parliament does".
He said the reason for the amendment was that "there
are those in the Tory party who want us to sever all connection with Europe,
reduce corporate taxation, set up some kind of bargain basement trade agreement
with the USA".
He also included that "The result would be a reduction
in wages, reduction in public expenditure and ultimately a big reduction in living
standards across Britain."
Mr Corbyn refused to rule out demanding a second referendum
on the exit terms, when they are finally negotiated.
Nonetheless, he said he did not agree with former Labour
prime minister Tony Blair, who believes the referendum result can be reversed.
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