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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics

The disaster of Brexit should not be ignored in this election

An anti-Brexit, pro-EU placard seen outside the Houses of Parliament as anti-Tory demonstrators gather during Prime Minister's Questions.
‘The problem for Brexiters is that even if their project could deliver the sunlit uplands promised, it would take many years to get there.’ Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press/Rex/Shutterstock

Larry Elliott is correct that Brexit is a live issue in this election, even if politicians are doing their best to avoid it (Brexit may have felt absent from this election – but it will still define it, 26 June). And he is spot-on when he says that there is “no real difference between Labour’s growth strategy and its Brexit strategy. If one fails then so does the other”.

Keir Starmer says Labour will boost economic growth while continuing to hobble trade and relations with our nearest major market. It’s as if his shoes are tied together, but he’s refusing to untie them while also promising to win an international running race. Does he really take us for fools?

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