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His proposal comes as senior Labour figures try to interpret the forces that helped to swing the EU referendum and swept Donald Trump to power in the US.
Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, said he believed a future Labour government should champion businesses’ access to the single market, but in return, he would seek a “new deal” under which companies would have to offer their workforce better terms and conditions. “You say to businesses: you have to accept that you’ve played a part in this insecurity,” he said.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian, Lewis:
EU free movement has not worked for millions of Britons, says Clive Lewis
Lewis, the MP for Norwich South, said he believed a future Labour government should champion businesses’ access to the single market, but in return, he would seek a “new deal” under which companies would have to offer their workforce better terms and conditions. “You say to businesses: you have to accept that you’ve played a part in this insecurity,” he said.
In a wide-ranging interview with the Guardian, Lewis:
- Denied punching a wall in anger at the Labour conference and said the story fuelled racist stereotypes of “volatile” black men
- Called for the party to reinvent an outward-looking English nationalism for the 21st century
- Claimed that Trump’s election was driven by some of the same forces that propelled Corbyn to the Labour leadership.
EU free movement has not worked for millions of Britons, says Clive Lewis
