Sadiq Khan condemns Brexit damage ‘denial’ and calls for debate on rejoining single market
London mayor wants greater alignment, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is set to criticise the government’s “denial and avoidance” of the “immense damage” Brexit is doing to the country.
He will argue for a shift away from the current “unnecessarily hardline version” of Brexit and call for a “pragmatic” debate on rejoining the EU customs union and single market.
In a speech at London’s Mansion House dinner on Thursday, the mayor is expected to say: “I simply can’t keep quiet about the immense damage Brexit is doing.
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