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Jeremy Corbyn Is Playing a Strong Hand Well on Brexit
The Labour Party’s contortions on Brexit are sound political strategy. The big question is whether it all holds together until the next national election.
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After days of shadow-boxing among the Labour Party’s leadership, and six hours of debate at an emergency meeting, Britain’s main opposition party has decided that its best Brexit strategy is the one it already has: constructive ambiguity.
Is this enlightened leadership from a potential government-in-waiting; evidence that it has a plan to resolve the Brexit impasse, restore faith in Parliament and heal the divisions in British society? Nothing of the sort. Is it smart politics? Sure.