Wigan MP Lisa Nandy will not vote for the Brexit deal

Top The work Lisa Nandy, the leadership hopeful, said she would not vote for Brex bill on Friday — despite previously supporting it and representing a very supportive seat.

Ms Nandy, who, according to the Oddschecker website, is currently third favorite to take the helm of her party from Jeremy Corbynvoted for of Boris Johnson agreement at the first appearance in Parliament in October.

But the Wigan MP hit back, saying there was now no chance of Labor MPs negotiating access to the customs union because of a large Tory majority following last week’s decision. general elections.

“I think it’s very unlikely that I’ll vote for it this time,” she told Sky News on Wednesday. “I voted for it last time. There were 19 Labor MPs who did it and that is why it passed.

“I’m thinking of making a different decision this time, not because I’ve changed my mind about going – it’s clear now that we’re going and the audience gave us a very strong message about that – but because last time I thought there was a real prospect of having some sort of cross-party cooperation and possibly winning a customs union.”

Ms Nandy’s position, while guaranteed to make no difference to Friday’s result because of the Tory majority, could frustrate voters who backed Leave by 64% in the 2016 referendum.

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But she said the lack of opportunity for a customs union would harm the city, saying: “It is very important in towns like Wigan because we have the Heinz factory (and) many food manufacturers there. We also have service companies that have access to the single market.

“This time I spoke to people on the other side, asking them what the outlook was. I texted a minister and his response was “zero”.

Ms Nandy has yet to declare her candidacy but is expected to run after a series of media appearances since Labour’s general election disaster.

Her speech to nominate Lindsay Hoyle as Commons speaker on Tuesday was also widely seen as a leadership pitch.

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