Quote:Boris Johnson’s government is refusing to reveal what the economic cost will be of his new Brexit deal with the EU, before asking members of Parliament to vote for it. Previous government analysis suggests that a deal along the lines of that negotiated by Johnson would reduce economic growth by 6.7%, cut wages and cost average households thousands of pounds worse off.. However, speaking to reporters in Washington on Thursday, UK Chancellor Sajid Javid said that the government sees “no need [to release] a new impact assessment”.Boris Johnson refuses to reveal how badly his Brexit deal will hurt the UK economy
As it happens, there is such an impact study, and it isn't kind, no wonder they are not keen to talk about it:
Quote:Johnson’s own government’s analysis suggested that a deal along the lines of that agreed on Thursday will reduce annual economic growth by 6.7% compared to staying in the EU. Analysis of Johnson’s proposed deal this week by one independent think tank found an almost identical hit to the economy of 6.4%. This is due largely to new barriers to trade created by the arrangement, including the costs of new customs arrangements. That’s a major hit to the UK economy which will make average households thousands of pounds poorer than they would have been had we remained in the EU..Boris Johnson's own official government figures shows his Brexit deal will make British people much poorer
Perhaps also no wonder that public opinion seems to have shifted quite a bit since the referendum three years ago:
Quote:Just one-in-five British people would choose to leave the EU with Boris Johnson’s deal as their preferred Brexit outcome. Cancelling Brexit altogether remains the most popular outcome among British voters. Just 14% would prefer to leave the EU without a deal. UK Members of Parliament are due to vote on whether to accept Johnson’s Brexit deal this Saturday.British people would rather stop Brexit than leave the EU with Boris Johnson's deal