In the Press - UK now ‘teetering on brink of trade war with EU’, warn London business leaders
14 June 2022
The Evening Standard
His [Richard Burge, chief executive of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry] warning came after the Centre for European Reform think-tank estimated that Brexit has already dealt a ￡31 billion blow to Britain’s economy.
In the Press - Only independence can unite young Scots
13 June 2022
The Times
If England votes for Brexit, this policy, which latest Centre for European Reform figures show has cost the UK economy ￡31 billion so far, shall be visited on the four constituent parts of the UK, even if it damages business and, in the case of Northern Ireland, threatens a hard-won peace.
In the Press - Cabinet minister in ‘complete denial’ over Brexit harm to Britain’s economy which experts put at ￡31billion
13 June 2022
Yahoo News
An analysis by the Centre for European Reform puts the GDP blow to the UK economy from quitting the EU at ￡31 billion.The leading think-thank estimated the figure by creating a doppelganger model of Britain’s economy to compare how it would have performed if it had remained in the European trading bloc.
In the Press - Is Brexit working? Four key tests
12 June 2022
The Observer
The Centre for European Reform estimates that the UK has seen a growth shortfall relative to economically comparable countries of more than 5% over the period, although it recognises that not all of this is down to Brexit.?
In the Press - Change record! ITV fury at Brexit claim 'clear damage' from EU exit 'hard to ignore'
12 June 2022
The Express
While Joel Hills, the ITV's Business and Economics Editor, did acknowledge the “greater political freedoms” of Brexit, including being able to “enact immigration reforms and a speedy vaccine rollout”, he went on to argue the “economic benefits are far harder to identify”.
He argued this point in an online article on the basis of research by the Centre for European Reform (CER), which found that by the end of last year the UK’s economy was 5.2 percent, or ￡31billion, smaller than it would have been had it stayed in the EU.
He argued this point in an online article on the basis of research by the Centre for European Reform (CER), which found that by the end of last year the UK’s economy was 5.2 percent, or ￡31billion, smaller than it would have been had it stayed in the EU.
In the Press - 'Boris out of ideas and now fighting old battles - we're stuck until he's gone'
12 June 2022
The Mirror
Johnson’s ￡31billion Brexit damage to the UK economy – the respected Centre for European Reform calculated a 5.2% growth hit – combined with polls finding most people wish we had stayed in the EU expose the protocol push as a naked attempt to appease his party’s Right-whingers.
In the Press - Brexit is ‘largely to blame’ for UK’s ￡31bn revenue loss
11 June 2022
The Independent (Ireland)
Brexit is “largely to blame” for billions being lost in Britain’s trade and tax revenues in recent years, according to a new study .The Centre for European Reform (CER) said that by the end of last year, Britain’s economy was 5.2PC – or ￡31bn (€36bn) – smaller than it would have been without Brexit and the Covid pandemic.“We can’t blame Brexit for all of the 5.2pc GDP shortfall… but it’s apparent that Brexit is largely to blame,” said John Springford, author of the CER study.
In the Press - What is the true cost of Brexit?
11 June 2022
The National Wales
“The results are sobering,” says John Springford, the author of the report that removes all doubt that it is more Brexit rather than the pandemic that is bringing Britain to its knees.The report by the Centre for European Reform think-tank unveils findings that show leaving the free trade market will have a bigger impact on the UK economy in the long term than Covid-19.
In the Press - Brexit ‘largely to blame’ for ￡31bn loss to UK economy, study finds
10 June 2022
The Independent
Brexit is “largely to blame” for billions being lost in trade and tax revenues in recent years, according to a new study by top economists.The Centre for European Reform (CER) said that by the end of last year, Britain’s economy was 5.2 per cent – or ￡31bn – smaller than it would have been without Brexit and the Covid pandemic.“We can’t blame Brexit for all of the 5.2 per cent GDP shortfall …. but it’s apparent that Brexit is largely to blame,” said John Springford, author of the CER study.
In the Press - Brexit cost UK economy billions in lost trade and investment
10 June 2022
Yahoo News
Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic are said to have reduced the UK economy by billions of pounds as growth slowed, according to analysis from the Centre for European Reform (CER).The think-tank concluded that gross domestic product shrank by ￡31bn, or 5.2%, compared with the UK's economic peers by the end of last year.