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Corbyn would have no free hand in Brexit negotiations

The union jack and EU flag fly in front of Nelson’s Column in Trafalgar Square, March 2017
‘If your priority is a party that has committed to keeping all options open at Brexit negotiations, then you only have the Greens or Liberal Democrats to choose from,’ writes Sotirios Hatjoullis. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images

If Geoff Anderson (Letters, 7 June) believes all outcomes to be possible with Jeremy Corbyn leading Brexit negotiations, then he should read Labour’s manifesto more closely. Labour has committed to ending free movement post-Brexit. The EU may not respond generously to this, or indeed may insist the deal accommodates continued free movement, leaving a hard Brexit as the only way of delivering the pledge. No one has explained to me what I can expect Corbyn to do in this situation; let down those of us who want the best possible deal, or those who are obsessed with free movement ending? He doesn’t strike me as the sort to renege on manifesto promises. If your intention is to vote Labour because of its (otherwise excellent) manifesto, then great. But if your priority is a party that has committed to keeping all options open at Brexit negotiations, then you only have the Greens or Liberal Democrats to choose from.
Sotirios Hatjoullis
London

• “When you go to the ballot box, think first of Brexit,” writes Timothy Garton Ash (7 June). Yes, I shall be voting for the candidate most likely to honour the leave vote that I, and the majority of my fellow citizens, democratically cast last year. So nice to finally find a Guardian columnist who agrees with us!
Victor Launert
Matlock Bath, Derbyshire

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