Corbyn’s BREXIT HIJACK as Labour leader calls for ‘alternative summit’ with EU leaders
JEREMY Corbyn is looking to gatecrash Theresa May's Brexit negotiations by summoning EU leaders for alternative discussions when the Prime Minister triggers Article 50.
The Labour leader appears to be attempting to undermine the Prime Minister’s delicate discussions with Brussels big wigs by hosting another set of talks in February – the same month Theresa May is expected to invoke Article 50.
When asked if he was holding alternative negotiations, Mr Corbyn said: “It will be a helpful diplomatic approach where we don’t hector or lecture each other.
“It’s a way of explaining there’s a way forward in Europe.”
He claimed EU leaders are "more than a bit disappointed" that the Government has been "very much less than clear about what Brexit means".
But the Conservative Party has hit back, blasting Mr Corbyn for undermining Britain's Brexit negotiations, branding his EU summit an "obstructive delaying" tactic.
Tory MP Maria Caulfield said: "If Jeremy Corbyn was serious about making a success of leaving the EU he would get behind the Prime Minister’s negotiation – not try and talk Britain down from the sidelines.
"The Conservative Party are committed to making a success of Brexit – Labour want to delay it, obstruct it and subvert the will of the British people."
The announcement comes as Theresa May meets European leaders in Brussels today.
Express.co.uk has contacted Jeremy Corbyn for clairifcation as to what his alternative EU summit would entail.
A party spokesman said: "Progressive leaders across the EU will be invited to London in February to a dinner with the Shadow Cabinet, followed by a conference which will include speakers from parts of society that have not had their voices heard in the Brexit debate. This will include business, NGOs and trade unions."
Ukip have also poured scorn on the Labour leader's attempt to put his mark on the vital Brexit negotiations.
David Coburn MEP said: "The idea that Jeremy Corbyn is in a position to fashion an alternative negotiation on Brexit is as absurd as the idea that he can control his own front bench, let alone his back bench.
"The only thing alternative about Jeremy Corbyn's meeting is the likelihood that such negotiations would feature mung beans and whittled spoons."