George Osborne tells Grant Shapps Brexit is the reason ‘Britain is stagnating’
The former chancellor said the Conservatives, Labour and national broadcasters "won’t talk about it", but the split with the EU is to blame.
The former chancellor said the Conservatives, Labour and national broadcasters "won’t talk about it", but the split with the EU is to blame.
The ex-prime minister said he is not a ‘significant Europhile’ but believes the UK was stronger in the European Union.
“Brexit has undermined the wedding industry at Highclere, and it has really all been about the effects of leaving the EU."
“One of the reasons I’m not in politics, and a lot of my former colleagues aren’t in politics anymore, is because we can’t get up and say Brexit is a success."
The former Commons Speaker demanded Farage admit 'people are poorer' because of Brexit in a must-see clash between the two.
It comes following IMF warnings that Britain alone of the leading economies is expected to contract this year.
“The violence was totally out of order, uncalled for and illegal”, the Brexit campaigner said after the event.
Polling suggests the vast majority of people believe the split with the EU isn't going well - a fact being ignored by mainstream political parties.
Elsewhere, Michel Barnier has said there has been “no added value to Brexit” as he praised Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer as a “European”.
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