The Prime Minister has said the UK has taken “huge strides” in taking advantage of the opportunities opened up by Brexit to address the challenges facing the country. Rishi Sunak made the bold statement on the third anniversary of the UK withdrawing from the EU.
It comes despite recent polling suggesting growing unhappiness with the way Brexit has turned out. But the former Chancellor of the Exchequer said the country is confidently forging a new path as an “independent nation”.
Sunak highlighted the opening of eight new freeports, plans to review or abolish EU red tape and the overhaul of the regime for business subsidies among the benefits of the break with Brussels. In his statement, Mr Sunak said: “In the three years since leaving the EU, we’ve made huge strides in harnessing the freedoms unlocked by Brexit to tackle generational challenges.
