David Davis: “no downside to Brexit at all”

“If we can achieve all that, there will be no downside to Brexit at all, and considerable upsides.”

House of Commons statement on the next steps in leaving the EU, after listing the government’s negotiating aims. Source: Hansard

The OBR assumes the UK–EU trade agreement will reduce long-run productivity by 4 per cent compared with remaining in the EU.

Sources: OBR

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