High Peak Liberal Democrats

The last few weeks have been horrifying. The Prime Minister and her cabinet have tacked even closer to the extremist-fringe of the Leave Campaign.

Leaked Government reports have revealed that leaving the Customs Union will wreck our economy and cost hundreds of thousands their jobs.

It's more important than ever to stand up and make our voices heard. Without us - the UK might, willingly, plunge off a cliff-edge on the 29th March next year.

When Parliament returns, MPs will be debating the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill. In that bill is a great chance to stop Theresa May's Conservatives taking us out of the Customs Union. But to do that, we need MPs to back amendment NC1.

Will you contact your MP today and ask them to do that?

Amendment NC1 (which you can read in full here) would attempt to ensure the UK Government negotiates with the EU to keep the UK in the Customs Union.

We're 100% behind it - and we're working with MPs from all parties to make sure it passes. We're joining Conservative MPs Anna Soubry & Ken Clarke and Labour MPs Chris Leslie & Chuka Umunna in trying to pass this.

As we saw with the EU Withdrawal Bill, with the backing of Conservative, Labour and the Lib Dem MPs, there's a real chance we can pass this amendment.

But to make this happen, we'll need your help. We need you to contact your MP and ask them to support amendment NC1:

Staying in the EU is still the best option for Britain - it's why we're campaigning for an exit from Brexit. But a Brexit where Britain leaves both the Single Market AND the Customs Union is the absolute worst outcome.

This shortsighted, ideological decision will wreck our economy for decades to come and cause countless thousands of people to lose their jobs.

It's a bad idea - and we have to do all we can to avert it. So please, contact your MP today:

Thank you,

Tom

Rt Hon Tom Brake MP
Lib Dem Shadow Secretary of State for Exiting the EU