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title: "British PM May has made no shift in Brexit talks, Labour Party says"
description: "LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May had not yet made a shift in Brexit talks and that the party was concerned a future Conservative leader could renege on any promises made by the current government."
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# British PM May has made no shift in Brexit talks, Labour Party says

> LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour Party said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May had not yet made a shift in Brexit talks and that the party was concerned a future Conservative leader could renege on any promises made by the current government.

By News24 · Published 14 May 2019, 17:21 SAST

## Content

Labour's second most powerful man, finance chief John McDonnell, said a customs union was absolutely key for the party and there was not yet a deal.

"We haven't seen the significant shift yet that we require to be able to support a deal," he said.

McDonnell compared the Brexit negotiations with May's government to trying to make a contract with a company which was about to go into administration. (Reporting by Andrew MacAskill Guy Faulconbridge) DM