Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David Cameron’s cabinet at the time of the referendum, said it was important to rebuild links with the EU. It has had a huge impact on the British economy.
It is clearly poorer than it would otherwise be.” Acknowledging that rejoining the EU would be difficult a decade on from the Brexit referendum, Osborne said closer ties with Europe can boost the economy. That was never part of the Brexit debate. No one knew we were leaving it and it has had a devastating impact on trade.
That all looks pretty fanciful now. It’s a pretty straightforward decision because unlike (rejoining) the single market it does not require you to accept the free movement of people – which is a pretty complicated issue to sell to people in Britain at the moment.”
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