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Jeremy Corbyn says he's looking for a "constructive alternative" to the Prime Minister's agreement, to prevent a Brexit without agreement.
The Labor Party leader spoke after meeting with Brexit Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier for talks in Brussels.
She is preparing for a European summit where Theresa May will ask European leaders to postpone Brexit for three months.
Mr. Corbyn said that he did not think that the Prime Minister's agreement "is a way forward."
"We are therefore studying alternatives and we are forming a majority in Parliament capable of agreeing on future constructive economic relations with the European Union," he told reporters after the meeting.
Mr Corbyn was accompanied by Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer at the negotiations, which also included the Secretary General of the European Commission, Martin Selmayr.
He is also expected to meet seven European leaders at the two-day summit, which begins later.
Mr Corbyn was criticized after leaving a Brexit meeting Wednesday with the Prime Minister, following the arrival of defectors from the Labor Party, now members of the independent group.
Independent group spokesman Chuka Umunna described the Labor leader's behavior as "minor" in this time of national crisis.
After the meeting, other opposition party leaders said they were not impressed by the remarks made by the prime minister.
Mr. Corbyn stated that there had been "confusion" during the meeting and that he had had separate discussions with Ms. May later.
"I am also ready to meet the Prime Minister again next week, face to face," he added.
The Labor Party supported an extension of the Brexit negotiations to find an alternative to the Prime Minister's agreement that would win a majority in the House of Commons.
On Wednesday, Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said Labor's plans were "not credible" and that the party was asking for "things that are simply not offered."
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