Jeremy Corbyn agrees that a delay to Brexit appears inevitable

Jeremy Corbyn has agreed that a delay to Brexit appears inevitable, to allow for a renegotiation of Theresa May’s doomed deal.

In a speech, he said a new government would have a fresh mandate to negotiate a better withdrawal deal with the EU.

He told Theresa May: “If you are so confident in your deal, call that election, and let the people decide.”

The Labour leader said there was no split with Keir Starmer, his Brexit secretary, who was “reflecting practicalities” when he signalled support for an extension to the Article 50 notice.

On a Final Say referendum, he repeated his position to “keep all options on the table, including the option of campaigning for a public vote,” if his bid for a general election fails.

The Conservatives said Labour did not have a plan for Brexit and were “playing politics”. – BBC / The Independent 

Downing Street has said that if Theresa May’s deal were voted down, any debate over a Brexit plan B would be 90 minutes long and only one amendment would be allowed.

The prime minister’s spokesman told reporters at Thursday morning’s lobby briefing that No 10’s understanding of the Dominic Grieve amendment – which requires May to outline a plan B in three working days if she is defeated – was that only a limited debate would then be allowed. – The Guardian

Jaguar Land Rover will today announce it is cutting up to 5,000 jobs from its UK workforce as a result of diesel sales slump and “continuing uncertainty related to Brexit”.

The luxury carmaker employs 44,000 workers in the UK at sites in Halewood on Merseyside and Solihull, Castle Bromwich and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. – The Telegraph