The UK must “confront the reality” that the Brexit deal “significantly hurt our economy”, the Prime Minister has said while defending Rachel Reeves's Budget.
Sir Keir Starmer said: “Let me be crystal clear, there is no credible economic vision for Britain that does not position us as an open, trading economy. So we must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal we have significantly hurt our economy and so for economic renewal, we have to keep reducing frictions.
“We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU, and we have to be grown up about that, to accept that this will require trade-offs.
“That applies to our trading relations right across the world, and as you’ve seen already with this Government, there are deals to be done if you’re committed to building relationships.
“That’s what we’ve done with the US, it’s what we’ve done with India, and it’s what we’ve done with the EU and we will keep going. We will continue to reject drift, to confront reality and take control of our future.”
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