Despite a deluge of data to the contrary, Rishi Sunak has maintained that Brexit “is delivering” for the UK economy.
The prime minister hoped to allay business concerns about the state of the country by using the CBI conference.
Brexit has had a “significant adverse impact” on UK commerce, according to a recent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warning.
“Our trade forecast reflects our assumption that Brexit will result in the UK’s trade intensity being 15 per cent lower in the long run than if the UK had remained in the EU”, it found.
At today’s conference, though, the prime minister remained unmoved, telling attendees that Brexit is benefiting the UK and generally avoiding explicitly addressing requests that immigration be utilised to fill holes in the domestic labour force.
Lawyer Peter Stefanovic could not believe what he was hearing, and said his reply ‘should shock the world’.
You can watch his video below:
