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Watch: Foreign secretary admits UK exit from EU has been ‘tricky’

James Cleverly was responding to SNP MP Richard Thomson, who asked him about the impact of Brexit, exactly three years since the UK left the EU.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2023-01-31 16:21
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The Foreign Secretary has said it would be “probably a fair assessment” to suggest that the UK’s exit from the European Union has been “tricky”.

James Cleverly was responding to SNP MP Richard Thomson, who questioned him in the House of Commons over the impact of Brexit, exactly three years since the UK’s withdrawal.

The MP for Gordon referred to the negative outlook from the International Monetary Fund’s latest report, before asking: “Is there a single aspect of our prosperity or standing in the world that he can think of that has been enhanced in any way by the terms on which we’ve left?”

“If he is suggesting that our exit from the European Union has been tricky, I think that is probably a fair assessment”

The foreign secretary is pressed by @RThomsonMP on the impact of Brexit 🇪🇺🇬🇧

For more Commons clips: https://t.co/dusjcjBw0h ✅ pic.twitter.com/NJMhfbQhPW

— Politics.co.uk (@Politics_co_uk) January 31, 2023

The Foreign Secretary replied: “I can assure the honourable gentleman that if he is suggesting that our exit from the European Union has been tricky, I think that is probably (a) fair assessment.”

Amid laughter from the Opposition benches, Mr Cleverly continued: “If he thinks that’s tough, imagine what extricating Scotland from one of the longest and most successful unions in human history would be like.

“And I have absolutely no doubt that our good professional and strong working relationship with Maros Sefcovic and his officials and other members of the European Commission will ultimately be successful.”

The Government and the European Commission have been locked in talks to resolve the dispute over post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade arrangements over the last few months.

Updating MPs on the talks, Mr Cleverly later said that having “professional but discreet negotiations are the route to success”.

In 2016 the British people voted to leave the EU, and 3 years ago we delivered on that historic vote.

Since then, we’ve made huge strides in harnessing these Brexit freedoms. pic.twitter.com/t2P4QkJSWA

— Rishi Sunak (@RishiSunak) January 31, 2023

Mr Thomson was not the only MP to raise Brexit during questions to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ministers, with Conservative James Sunderland suggesting it has actually helped improve the UK’s image around the world.

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The MP for Bracknell said: “The recent Ipsos poll of 33 countries has found that people around the world are now more likely to believe that the UK is a positive influence than in 2016.

“Given our fantastic soft power, given our fantastic global presence around the world, does my right honourable friend agree that Opposition claims of reputational decline may be premature?”

The Foreign Secretary rebutted: “I think it’s noteworthy that 92 per cent of Ukrainians believe the UK has had a positive influence on world affairs, second only to Canada, that 86 per cent of Americans have a favourable opinion of the UK – 34 per cent of Americans have a very favourable opinion of the UK, which is up 4 per cent since Labour left power.”

Related: UK economy set to slam into reverse in 2023 as outlook improves for other G7 nations

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