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Readers respond to the trade and security deal struck with the EU on Christmas Eve
‘A comparison between the speeches of Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson summed up why Christmas Eve was such a shaming day,’ writes David Curtis. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
‘A comparison between the speeches of Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson summed up why Christmas Eve was such a shaming day,’ writes David Curtis. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Sun 27 Dec 2020 12.18 EST
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I find myself in disagreement with the Guardian’s editorial where it argues that Keir Starmer is “right to back the deal”. Under its last leader, Labour failed the British people by not wholeheartedly opposing Brexit. Had Jeremy Corbyn mustered the commitment to lead the remain cause, Labour might well not have lost anything like the 50-odd leave seats it did in the last election. Labour is, thankfully, under new management and we k