Fixing Brexit will not on its own boost the economy, Keir Starmer admitted today.
Critics have blamed quitting the EU for the UK’s slow growth rate, and called for closer ties with the bloc to boost Britain’s performance.
But, outlining details of his “mission” to give the UK the fastest sustained growth rate in the G7, Mr Starmer said the country had been lagging behind rivals even before the chaos unleashed by the 2016 EU referendum.
