Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, marked the ten-year anniversary of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union by criticizing the country’s political establishment for failing to deliver on promises made to Leave voters.
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❓ WHAT HAPPENED: Nigel Farage, leader of Reform UK, accused the British political establishment of betraying Leave voters on the ten-year anniversary of the Brexit vote to leave the European Union (EU). 💬 KEY QUOTE: “I’m pretty angry ten years on that the realistic expectations that people had for less regulation on small businesses, for immigration to be reduced… I’m pretty angry that the Tories in particular threw that away.” – Nigel Farage 📺 DETAIL: Farage criticized the political establishment for what he described as “sheer contempt” toward Leave voters in an interview, accusing party leaders of attempting to overturn or dilute Brexit. “Ten years ago today, the British people, despite being told by the trade unions, big business, the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Lib Dems, not to vote for Brexit or the sky will fall in… In those ten years, most of our politicians have tried to either overturn the result out of their sheer contempt for the people or not implement it properly.” While Farage accused the British political establishment of failing to implement Brexit properly, he said he felt confident that a Remain-voting Prime Minister, such as Andy Burnham, is unlikely to fully reverse the vote to Leave for the foreseeable future. “If Andy Burnham says to the country at the next election, ‘I’m going to take you back into the EU’, he will not win a single seat in the north of England. Simple. As simple as.” In particular, Farage dismissed the idea of re-joining the EU, citing high costs, a potential commitment to adopt the euro, and the unpopularity of reigniting the Brexit debate among the British public. The Reform UK leader also expressed concerns about the Labour government’s decision to submit to EU food rules, suggesting it undermines the country’s independence. 🎯 IMPACT: Farage is internationally regarded as one of the key figureheads of the Brexit movement. Dubbed “Mr Brexit”, his comments carry significant weight in discussions surrounding UK-EU relations, particularly the vote to leave the EU, held exactly ten years ago today. 📺 FLASHBACK: Earlier this month, polling revealed that a clear majority of British people are opposed to closer co-operation with the EU if it means surrendering British sovereignty. Specifically, the YouGov survey revealed that roughly 60 percent of British people are unwilling to exchange control over British laws for economic integration with the EU. Only 27 percent of Britons support re-joining the Single Market—a free trade and shared regulatory zone, including “free movement” of migrant workers between members of the bloc—in exchange for ceding control over British laws. |
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