Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got:
Just three in 10 say exiting the bloc was the right decision, accoring to a recent YouGov poll
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Five Years Post-Brexit: Promises vs OutcomesOnly 30% of Britons see Brexit as right; economic damage and NHS struggles persist five years after leaving the EU.
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- Support for Brexit has declined to its lowest since 2016, with many former supporters now expressing regret.
- Funds promised to the NHS from EU savings were not redirected, while staff shortages and drug supply issues have worsened.
- Net migration surged post-Brexit, reaching a record 900,000 in 2023, contradicting immigration control promises.
- Trade barriers and the absence of a US trade deal contribute to a projected 4% long-term shrinkage of the UK economy.
If they are asked for customs declarations between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, they can 'tell them to ring up the prime minister and I will direct them to throw that form in the bin.'— Boris Johnson, famously telling a Northern Irish businessman about customs declarations.
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