Why does the Labour Party not support Brexit?

[FlatulentStarfish]

Forgive me, I am not brilliantly knowledgeable about politics. But what I can't understand is why are the Labour Party not supporting Brexit? I always understood that Labour supported the British poor and working classes. Surely these are the very people who are being most hurt by remaining in the EU. One newspaper described the referendum as a battle between the Haves and the Have Nots. Why are Labour abandoning their people? The old Labour politicians such as Tony Benn were always anti EU.

[ProfessorPreciseaBug]

Palehorse,
I am interested to know at Carney says about the effect of a Greek default on German banks and what that will do to us when we are not able to make our own decisions.

[Rainbunny]

Sorry if I'm repeating what others have already said but IMHO I think the Labour party looks favorably towards the EU these days because they view the EU as the only check and balance against our right wing government. Ultimately it appears that the Labour party has long since abandoned any hopes of winning a general election.

I'm so fed up, I'm a Labour supporter and want to vote to leave the EU. I had no prior opinion of Corbyn before he became Labour leader, now I'm seriously depressed about his leadership and priorities. Basically it looks like we're stuck with the Tories until 2020 at least... I don't know an awful lot about Sadiq Khan but I would vote for him as Labour leader today if they held a leadership election.

[BreakingDad77]

As others have mentioned the EU brought in worker and other laws which appeal to labour, we have though right wing forces who think it great that they 'won' exemption from the working time directive.

These forces talk of cutting red tape - what red tape exactly ?! They wont be drawn on it which is worrying.

Whose going to be cutting the deal with the EU - is it going to be cross party or the elected government? I think the latter.

[DrasticAction]

Frank Field, Labour MP spoke on QT last night - for Labour Leave.


I think he was excellent and summed up whats happened and who needs to be represented by Labour. Its a shame he wasnt their Leader. He understands whats happened to the poor under this immigration crisis

[DrasticAction]

winter this Lexit film sounds extremely promising!

[DrasticAction]

One of the roots of the history of human rights (in the west anyway) is generally traced from citizenship in the the Greek city states. Shared cultural history is yet another reason to Remain

We managed to share this before we got married to the EU didnt we , and I am sure after the divorce we will still by dint of Geography still stay close culturally! We are not shooting off into the Galaxy after all

[claig]

There is no left and right, it's phony. Cameron is in with the Unions, with the Oxbridge Labour MPs who are in with the Etonian Tories, who are in with the union leaders, the luvvies, Goldman Sachs, the corporations, the charidees, the NGOs and the PPEs, the IMF, the EU political class and partakers of the publicly funded gravy train. It is theatre, they pretend they fight each other but they are all united against the people.

As the great American comedian, George Carlin, said "it's a big club and you ain't in it". It is the Establishment servants against the people.

Some fruity language from George Carlin.

[ThisCakeFilledIsle]

I thought Frank Field was good on QT last night. Typical I fear though is my DH who is just fixated on voting against Boris Johnson and cannot hear the likes of FF or Gisela Stewart

[DrasticAction]

Typical I fear though is my DH who is just fixated on voting against Boris Johnson

shame people making it personal as if boris could really give a crap

[haddynuff]

Ha ha, reading this thread now with the benefit of hindsight.

My goodness, what did you lot all pontificating on how what the left wing needed was Brexit and you were all going to vote Leave - hope you're all happy!

Because what we have now is sooo much better than the status quo before!