Jeremy Corbyn and Labour's Brexit team (pictured) met with Michel Barnier.
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Jeremy Corbyn has spoken of the ‘very serious’ implications of a no-deal Brexit during a trip to Brussels.
The Labour leader and Islington MP is on a trip to Brussels for withdrawal talks. This morning he met with EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
Mr Corbyn accused Theresa May of running down the clock to get her Brexit deal through parliament. He said the prospect of an extension to Article 50 was “a complex and difficult question to answer”.
“The process is in an impasse at the moment. We are waiting for Theresa May to tell us how she sees things and what she wants,” he told French publication La Croix.
Meanwhile, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, said he is “not very optimistic” that a no-deal Brexit can be avoided.
Speaking to the European Economic and Social Committee, Mr Juncker warned of the negative consequences the event would bring.
“We are trying to deliver our best efforts to have this Brexit organised in a proper, civilised, well-thought-out way. But we are not there. In the British parliament, there is always a majority against something. There is never a majority in favour of something”, he said.
In response, a Conservative spokesman said the EU remained committed to the UK leaving with a deal.
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StandfirstMr Corbyn is in Brussels to discuss his alternative plans for Brexit.
Jeremy Corbyn has spoken of the ‘very serious’ implications of a no-deal Brexit during a trip to Brussels.
The Labour leader and Islington MP is on a trip to Brussels for withdrawal talks. This morning he met with EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
Mr Corbyn accused Theresa May of running down the clock to get her Brexit deal through parliament. He said the prospect of an extension to Article 50 was “a complex and difficult question to answer”.
“The process is in an impasse at the moment. We are waiting for Theresa May to tell us how she sees things and what she wants,” he told French publication La Croix.
Meanwhile, Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission president, said he is “not very optimistic” that a no-deal Brexit can be avoided.
Speaking to the European Economic and Social Committee, Mr Juncker warned of the negative consequences the event would bring.
“We are trying to deliver our best efforts to have this Brexit organised in a proper, civilised, well-thought-out way. But we are not there. In the British parliament, there is always a majority against something. There is never a majority in favour of something”, he said.
In response, a Conservative spokesman said the EU remained committed to the UK leaving with a deal.
