Brexit: a total failure for the United Kingdom, according to a poll published on Sunday December 31. A clear majority of the British public now believe that Brexit has been harmful to the country’s economy, had a negative impact on immigration and contributed to the decline of the health system.
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With our correspondent in London, Sidonie Gautier
Brexit is celebrating its third anniversary and there is little chance that the British will toast its health. Only one in ten Britons believe that Brexit has improved their finances, compared to 35% for whom the economic situation has worsened. For half of companies, Brexit has harmed the import of European goods.
For the vast majority, exactly 63% of the population, it was Brexit that caused galloping inflation and the cost of living crisis in the country.
Concerning the health system, the promise of Brexit was to bring in £350 million per week, but only 9% think that it has benefited the NHS, compared to 47% who saw only a negative effect, same as for immigration control.
These new figures published in the Guardian Sunday December 31 is a new setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
However, the conservative government remains inflexible at the end of the year: the conditions of access to foreigners are more and more locked while the longest strike by NHS doctors at his best.
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