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A Labour MP has branded Brexit "the s*** cherry on the s*** icing on the s*** cake" in a foul mouthed critique of Britain's exit from the EU.

Appearing on the Progressive Britain podcast, produced by the centrist 'Progress' wing of the Labour Party, Wirral South MP Alison McGovern cited "de-industrialisation" as the source of a number of issues in the north of England.

She said: "That is basically it. The Tories in the 1990s did a lot to diminish the state, and actually what kicked off all of that?

"The ERM (European Exchange Rate Mechanism) and mishandling of the European issue led them to the path of 1990’s public services austerity which then builds in this deep resentment and I would argue the same on the place of towns.

“If you look at the problems that certain places in the north have, it’s because of de-industrialisation started by Thatcher.

“And Brexit is just like, if I’m allowed to use this terminology, the s*** cherry on the s*** icing on the s*** cake that the Tories baked us all in the 1980s.”

The comments come in the weeks after Labour changed its stance on Britain's membership of "a customs union" to be agreed with the EU.

Theresa May criticised opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn in the House of Commons on Monday, suggesting he would soon change his mind yet again.

A top European lawyer, Jean-Claude Piris, who served as head of the EU council's legal service for more than 20 years, accused the PM of a "dangerous" lack of realism in her latest Brexit speech.