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Nicholas Cecil

Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg refuses to say how quitting the EU has impacted UK economy

Jacob Rees-Mogg unveiled moves to cut regulations imported from EU but will not say how much Brexit has harmed UK’s economy

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Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg refused on Wednesday to say how quitting the EU had affected Britain’s economy - instead lashing out at experts who have published reports on the damage it is causing.

He failed to answer if the Government had made any assessment of the economic harm or benefits of Brexit.

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