Brexit has made UK economy and productivity ‘weaker’ than thought, says Reeves
Rachel Reeves has said Brexit made the UK’s economy and productivity “weaker” than initially forecast when the UK voted to leave the European Union.
But the Chancellor expressed determination that “the past doesn’t define our future” as she set out plans to scrap paperwork and red tape for thousands of UK businesses in a bid to boost lacklustre economic growth at the Regional Investment Summit in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Oh dear, the phrase "weaker than thought" is somewhat double-edged here. Reeves isn't very good at twaddle, in spite of all the use she makes of it, so read the twaddle before delivering it may be the message.
It's also rather too obvious that "blame Brexit" is what Reeves has been told to weave into the twaddle to give it a boost, but it doesn't do that. Worse still is the underlying message that she and Labour can't fix it anyway. Twaddle has to be delivered with more conviction than this.
Weaker than anyone thought.
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Since we didn't actually leave for years after the Referendum and, some would argue, we still have not properly left then Reeves thoughts are delusional.
I assume she is using the idea of Brexit being 'weaker' as a misdirection while she tramples all the manifesto promises under her feet.
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