Labour’s Brexit plan would see the UK remain forever tied to the single market and keep Britain paying into the European Union’s budget after withdrawal, Sir Keir Starmer has admitted.

The shadow Brexit secretary said Labour would make it “easy” for European citizens to keep coming to the UK post-Brexit while businesses would still have to comply with rules and regulations made in Brussels.

Meanwhile, Sir Keir also refused to rule out calling a second referendum on the UK’s exit from the EU.

The detailed breakdown of Labour’s blueprint for Brexit appeared to finally clear up months of confusion over the party’s position on Brexit which has seen Sir Keir's frontbench colleagues seemingly at odds with each other over the issue.

His intervention came just days after Theresa May agreed the broad terms of a divorce deal with Brussels which should be enough to allow trade talks to begin.