Labour makes dramatic Brexit shift and backs single market membership

Party opens clear divide with Tories, with support for free movement and paying into EU budgets for up to four yearsLabour is to announce a dramatic policy shift by backing continued membership of the EU single market beyond March 2019, when Britain leaves the EU, establishing a clear dividing line with the Tories on Brexit for the first time.In a move that positions it decisively as the party of “soft Brexit”, Labour will support full participation in the single market and customs u