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Britain's Economic Woes Fuel Discontent with Brexit a Decade After Historic Vote to Leave EU

A May survey found 48% of Britons say Brexit is going worse than expected as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks closer EU ties.

  • Britain marked 10 years since the 2016 Brexit vote, a milestone arriving as public frustration grows and the economy remains weaker than it would have been without leaving the European Union.
  • Backers once promised a "bright new future" with regained control of laws and borders, yet the reality failed to live up to the hype as Britain struggled with anemic economic growth and creaking public services.
  • Researchers at the National Bureau of Economic Research found Brexit reduced Britain's gross domestic product by 6% to 8%, while Chatham House's Creon Butler warned the exit resulted in a "major loss of wealth and prosperity."
  • Prime Minister Keir Starmer has begun talks with the European Union about rebuilding a closer relationship to energize Britain's stagnant economy amid rising public dissatisfaction.
  • A May survey found 48% of Britons said Brexit is going worse than expected, up from 28% in March 2021, while some business leaders blame politicians for failing to deliver on original promises.
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Britain’s economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EU

LONDON (AP) — Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados. Mike Hawes

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Britain's economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EU

Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados.

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Although deeper structural and historical forces played a role in Britain's fateful farewell to the EU ten years ago, Brexit was also the result of political miscalculations and coincidences.

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