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Hello. forward slash mug. mug. Hello and welcome to this special Saturday edition of Coffee House Shots.

I'm James Hill.

I'm joined today by the writer, broadcaster Untrade Unionist Paul Embry, to discuss

Labour's position on Brexit.

This episode is also being streamed on Spectator TV.

Now Paul, the shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves recently gave an interview setting out Labour's

plans for a relationship post Brexit with the European Union.

She says that the party doesn't want to pursue a rejoin option,

won't try and rejoin the single market or the customs union,

but does want to have a close relationship with Brussels.

What do you make of all this?

I think the devil will be in the detail. I'm pleased as that rare thing, a Labour

member and a Brexit supporter that the manifesto explicitly ruled out rejoining the European

Union under a Labour government, ruled out rejoining the single market and the customs union.

But obviously I think we're all astute enough to know that there are ways potentially

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