‘Back soft Brexit,’ unions urge Labour

The Labour chair of the Brexit select committee, Hilary Benn, wants party leadership to support staying in customs union.Jeremy Corbyn was under pressure from across the labour movement last night to support a softer form of Brexit as the TUC joined senior party figures in calling for Britain to retain the option of staying in the single market.The unions’ intervention followed a call from Hilary Benn, the Labour chair of the Brexit select committee, who wants the party leadership to shift