Andrew Marr’s chief guest of the day was Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell. McDonnell put considerable pressure on the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the government and the opposition. He said this was due to the Prime Minister having allegedly briefed the media on areas of potential compromise such as a ‘comprehensive but temporary customs agreement’, while Labour had been keeping quiet:
#Marr: “Do you trust the prime minister?”
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell: “No… she’s blown the confidentiality… she’s jeopardised the negotiations” #Brexit https://t.co/v2NrEb2YJB pic.twitter.com/I6RI2nyQro
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) May 5, 2019
AM: In a word… do you trust the Prime Minister?
JM: No. Sorry, not after this weekend, when she’s blown the confidentiality we had, and I actually think she’s jeopardised the negotiations for her own personal protection.
May has acted ‘in bad faith’ over negotiations
McDonnell continued:
“Disappointing… an act of bad faith”
Labour’s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell accuses the government of “undermining” the cross-party #Brexit
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