Anonymous20 days ago
UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has broken a long-standing political taboo by declaring "Brexit has not been good for Britain" and calling for closer EU alignment, as nearly a decade of economic data shows the UK paying a steeper price than originally forecast — with GDP an estimated 6-8% lower, business investment down 18%, and goods exports to the EU falling 18% in real terms since 2019. The remarks come amid a broader government push to reset UK-EU relations through trade alignment, an SPS agreement, and rejoining the Erasmus programme, even as the opposition denounces the shift as a "betrayal" of the 17 million who voted Leave.