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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Geordie Greig

Brexit was like Battle of Hastings defeat – rejoining EU body will fix it, says George Osborne

Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and the only way to recover is by rejoining the Brussels-run customs union.

That is the view of George Osborne, who was forced to resign as Tory chancellor a decade ago after being on the losing side with then-prime minister David Cameron in the Brexit referendum.

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