Labour to offer alternative soft Brexit in policy shift

Britain's main opposition Labour Party is announcing a policy shift which opens the possibility of the country remaining in the European Union's single market and customs union for several years as part of a "soft" brexit, a spokesman said on Saturday.The party would propose the same "basic terms" as Britain's current relationship with the EU during a transition period following Brexit in 2019, and after that for all options to be open, a spokesman for Labour said.