After months of dodging the B-word, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds finally admitted that Brexit is to thank for securing a better trade deal with the US than the EU. Over the weekend Trump agreed 15% tariffs on EU goods, still higher than the UK’s 10%…
Appearing on Good Morning Britain, Reynolds conceded this was a Brexit benefit. He said:
“I’m absolutely clear, this is a benefit of being out of the European Union, having our independent trade policy, absolutely no doubt about that.”
Reynolds makes an eloquent argument for an independent Britain breaking free into global markets. Shame his government is returning the UK to the bloc by the back door…
Back in April David Lammy refused to admit the deal had anything to do with Brexit, while and Reynolds could only bring himself to say that the UK was in a “better position than a lot of other countries.” Will Starmer thank Brexit voters yet?
Lucy Powell on LBC, asked by Tom Swarbrick for her reaction to Labour MP Samantha Niblett’s call for a ‘summer of sex’ debate in Parliament: “I personally don’t own any sex toys, but each to their own… I’m not really sure that’s the right place for it, no.”