Labour softens stance on staying in single market after Brexit

Keir Starmer and John McDonnell say they want to keep options open after Jeremy Corbyn seemed to rule out membershipTwo senior Labour figures, Keir Starmer and John McDonnell, have indicated they want to keep open the options of the UK staying in the single market and customs union in comments that appear to soften the party’s stance on Brexit.Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary, stressed that the party’s objective was tariff-free access to the single market and no new red tape at t