A senior British politician has acknowledged that Brexit has fallen short of its promised benefits, arguing the exit has weakened the economy and delivered a "harder" outcome than voters originally backed. The leader criticized the current deal as insufficient while defending stricter immigration policies, claiming Brexit has reduced the UK’s ability to manage border controls. Despite the economic and political challenges, they ruled out major pre-election policy shifts, instead aligning with tougher measures on migration. The remarks come amid ongoing debates over Brexit’s impact and its role in addressing issues like irregular migration.
EU exit has damaged economy and failed to bring promised benefits, says PM, but he rules out big pre-election changesUK politics live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesBrexit has not “played out” like it was promised to the public, has weakened the economy and the current deal is not good enough, Andy Burnham has said, while ruling out any major changes in the current parliament.The prime minister said Britain had ended up with a “harder Brexit than was proposed in the referendum campaign” and it had not helped to control the small boats crisis. Backing the home secretary’s tougher immigration rules, he said Brexit had weakened the UK’s ability to control its borders as it could no longer send people back to Europe. Continue reading...
