CORBYN TO MEET OTHER OPPOSITION PARTY LEADERS TO SCRUTINISE PM'S BREXIT PLANS
Corbyn will meet the leaders of the SNP, Liberal Democrats, Greens, Independent Group for Change and Plaid Cymru.
Jeremy Corbyn is set to meet the leaders of other opposition parties to scrutinise the Government's new Brexit proposals.
The Prime Minister set out his blueprint for an agreement last week, and the cross-party meeting on Monday will decide the next steps to "hold the Government to account".
Mr Corbyn will meet the SNP's Ian Blackford, Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson and the Greens' Caroline Lucas - as well as Anna Soubry of the Independent Group for Change and Plaid Cymru's Liz Saville Roberts.
Shadow cabinet ministers John McDonnell, Valerie Vaz and Shami Chakrabarti will also be in attendance, along with the Lib Dem's Brexit spokesman Tom Brake.
Ahead of the meeting, Mr Corbyn said: "Labour is continuing to lead cross-party efforts to prevent a damaging No Deal. Today's meeting will give us the chance to scrutinise the Government's proposals together.
"It's already clear that Johnson's proposal would slash food safety and standards, exposing us to - among other things - chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef, currently banned under EU standards.
"That's what a Trump Deal Brexit would mean in practice.
Published: by Radio NewsHub