Has Brexit cost us £40bn? The economic consequences of leaving the EU

10/07/2025 24 min Episodio 29
Has Brexit cost us £40bn? The economic consequences of leaving the EU

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In this episode, John Springford asks whether the economic consequences of Brexit have been as negative as its opponents predicted. He concludes that these predictions were broadly accurate and the fiscal position of the UK is today considerably worse than it would have been without Brexit.Read the Report "The Economic Impact of Brexit, Nine Years On: Was the Consensus Right?" here: https://fedtrust.co.uk/the-economic-impact-of-brexit/SPEAKERS: John Springford is an economist and associate fellow at the Centre for European Reform.John Stevens is the Chair of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.Brendan Donnelly is the former Director of the Federal Trust and a former Conservative MEP.