| Jeremy Corbyn would not be able to push through his most radical policy plans if he became Prime Minister and Britain was still a member of the EU, according to campaigners. The Labour leader has pledged to renationalise the railways, end private involvement in the NHS and bring energy firms into public ownership. He also wants to give trade unions more rights and crack down on tax avoidance. But according to Labour Leave, which is part of the wider Vote Leave campaign, current EU rules promoting greater economic competition mean he would struggle to do so. A spokesman said: "A number of key policy pledges under which Jeremy Corbyn was elected as Labour leader will be extremely hard to achieve under EU law. "This is a clear example of how much power UK politicians have handed over to EU judges and bureaucrats. "If they elect him as Prime Minister, voters will question why he should not be able to make the reforms that he has set out but which the EU would currently not allow." The claims are a clear signal that the Out campaign sees persuading traditional Labour voters to support their cause as essential to their hopes of success. Mr Corbyn was finally persuaded that Labour should support the pro-EU campaign after talks with Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn. |