Labour chief Corbyn calls Brexit talks with May "inconclusive"

Both sides -- British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn and UK Premier Theresa May -- described Wednesday's meeting as preliminary but constructive. "Today's talks were constructive, with both sides showing flexibility and a commitment to bring the current Brexit uncertainty to a close," a Downing Street spokesman said. "We have agreed a programme of work to ensure we deliver for the British people, protecting jobs and security." A Labour spokesman said the two held "constructive exploratory discussions about how to break the Brexit deadlock".

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Published Date: 09:19 | 03 April 2019
Modified Date: 09:21 | 03 April 2019

British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn says his Brexit talks with Prime Minister Theresa May were "useful but inconclusive."

The Labour Party leader met with May on Wednesday to try to find a compromise deal for leaving the European Union that can break Britain's Brexit deadlock.

Both the government and Labour called the talks "constructive," and said teams from the two sides would hold more detailed discussions Thursday.

Corbyn said "there hasn't been as much change as I expected, but we are continuing to have some discussions tomorrow morning to explore some of the technical issues."

Britain has until April 12 to pass a Brexit withdrawal deal, seek a Brexit delay from the EU or crash out of the bloc without a divorce agreement.
"NO AGREEMENT WITH MAY ON REFERENDUM"
UK opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said there had been no agreement with Prime Minister Theresa May on the option of a second referendum when they met to discuss possible ways out of the Brexit impasse.

"It was raised by me at the beginning of the meeting: I said this is a policy of my party that we would want to pursue the option of a public vote to prevent crashing out or prevent leaving on a bad deal," Corbyn said on Wednesday.

"There was no agreement reached on that. We just put it there."

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