Jeremy Corbyn will claim today that Britain can be “better off after Brexit” as he sets out his party’s approach.
The Labour leader will also accuse the UK Government of putting the country at risk with a recklessness not seen since World War II.
In a speech outlining how Brexit can be made to work for Britain, he will say his party will press to maintain access to the European single market, but also push to repatriate powers from Brussels to enable the development of a genuine industrial strategy.
He will add that a Labour Brexit would take back control over the jobs market “seriously damaged” by deregulation, expand the number of apprenticeships and ensure equal rights for all workers – requiring collective bargaining agreements in key sectors.
On immigration, he will insist Labour is not wedded to freedom of movement of EU citizens “as a point of principle”.
And he will set out plans to take action against undercutting of pay and conditions by closing down “cheap labour loopholes”, banning exclusive advertising of jobs abroad and strengthening workplace protections.
He stated: “That would have the effect of reducing numbers of EU migrant workers in the most deregulated sectors, regardless of the final Brexit deal.
“We have had no answers from government about their plans. Not since the Second World War has Britain’s ruling elite so recklessly put the country in such an exposed position without a plan.”
