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So it turns out the economy is growing rather than contracting, the pound has jumped in value, we have relief for now from energy bills, interest rates will be modestly handled by the BoE and Trussenomics are on track, so much for the sky falling in. Grow up media!
Corbyn is a disgrace. When I made my speech as head of the British Chambers supporting leave the first person to congratulate me was Jeremy Corbyn. Desperate for power, he is following the left wing philosophy- the ends justify the means. Sad.
Love him or loathe him, Boris Johnson is doing a great job under huge pressure. Just think what it would have been like with Teresa May and Hammond or heaven forbid, Jeremy Corbyn
Many of the measures we have taken re COVID 19 are not permitted by the EU - border control, state aid including tax, removal of precautionary principle re drugs and equipment. Plus the EU is financially a busted flush now. Thank goodness for Brexit
If Truss and Kwartang stick to their guns in a year we will have 5% inflation, 3% BoE rate and north of 2% growth from them on says famous economist Minford. Debt will be falling. Good for Jobs, wages, enterprise, public spending on the things we want. Look out Labour
The proposal being put forward by Remain MPs like Hilary Benn and Philip Hammond explicitly gives a foreign power control over when we can leave the EU. They can decide to keep us in for a thousand years if they wish. It is abject Surrender.What sort of people would do that?
If Truss and Kwartang stick to their guns in a year we will have 5% inflation, 3% BoE rate and north of 2% growth from then on says famous economist Minford. Debt will be falling. Good for Jobs, wages, enterprise, public spending on the things we want. Look out Labour
Such a shame for Rejoiners. No predictions came out right. Record exports to eu. German economy a basket case. U.K. unemployment lower than eu. More and better trade deals. And now a hard line, pro Brexit PM on the way.
Yesterday, after three years, I resigned as a director of Leave means Leave and stepped down as Chairman. Leave means Leave achieved the bringing together people from differing political backgrounds with the sole aim of securing Brexit. LML has done its job.
Labour has just voted to give the EU a net ยฃ774 million per month rather than spending this on regenerating industry in the regions such as Yorkshire and north Lincs. What is wrong them? Clear them out at the next election!
The local elections say it all. The Conservative Party won a landslide victory on a mandate to deliver Brexit, go for growth and steer a new course for Britain and control the borders. Following the usurping of two sitting PMs and their replacement by the unelected Chancellor and
The eu is in a mess but the media are not reporting it. Germany has its third month of recession. There are violent riots in Paris. Political instability in a number of member states. There are corruption scandals. The ECB central bank is not sovereign and yet is taking on debt
The Labour Party say net zero by 2030. So we will have U.K. people freezing to death to change 1% of global emissions while we buy foreign gas and stuff from China etc made from power produced from coal. Business goes bust, jobs lost. Virtue signalling on speed. Madness.
For all those Remainers who donโt think the U.K. can go it alone.
Angela Merkel fears post-Brexit Britain will be a major competitor to the EU like the US and China
Four great lies: lockdown did more good than harm; Brexit has damaged the U.K. economy; the Ukraine war has caused fuel poverty & cost of living crisis (rather than Net Zero); mini budget crashed the economy & austerity is necessary
Keir Starmer warns country that Labour's first Budget will be 'painful' - Mirror - DOES ANYONE believe this descent into farce. The economy is on the up but Labour have spent it all in public sector pay, Net Zero & then pretend there was a black hole.
One thing is clear given the reports of the 1922 committee it is not just the government who have completely lost the plot, it is also the Parliamentary Party and one can only conclude that they deserve everything they get from the voting public.
There is enough natural shale gas beneath our feet to provide gas for a hundred years plus. It would cost around one quarter of the energy cost of on land wind and one fifth of off shore. The sooner we get going the better. We need emergency planning permissions.
Zero tariff schedule post Brexit announced this week will provide a huge upto ยฃ4 billion boost for the economy and lower the cost of food and consumer goods- for the many not the few, unlike the Labour Party. Didnโt see that reported on the BBC!
Some Remainers Rejoiners still donโt get it . The Brexit naysayers were WRONG, their predictions did not happen. U.K. is doing as well as comparable eu countries, better than many around the world. This is without even yet tapping into Brexit benefits yet to come.
The most important election of my lifetime. If you want Brexit, if you do not want Jeremy Corbyn, if you believe in democracy the only people that can deliver are the Conservative government. Love it or loathe it , vote Conservative this time!
So, the U.K. economy grew by 1.3% in the last twelve months. The German economy was negative in two out of four quarters and will be lucky to hit 0.4%. The ECB is about to print money again and buy more bad debt. A club you want to be in?
Brilliant speech from my MEP colleague. Amazing that so many useful fools in the UK Remainer camp cannot see they are being played by a foreign power that does not care for the British people
The UK has the second-lowest ratio of government debt to GDP of the G7 industrialised nations. Headline inflation at 9.9% is below the eurozone average.On top of that, Britain isnโt in recession as feared. The economy grew 0.2pc during the three months to June-WE ARE DOING WELL
So, Mr Sunak has now u turned on: fracking , charging for prescriptions and according to the FT, is now undermining Brexit deregulation (supported by the protectionist multi nationals of the CBI of course ) . He effectively lied on all three during hustings
First refugee flight to Rwanda delayed after legal challenge- It is quite chilling that the democratic will of the people who elected a government to deliver their manifesto can be blocked and frustrated by a dictatorship of unions and the woke left.
I did not get a chance to vote for you MR Sunak, how dare you spend my money when people and businesses in Britain are being faced with Austerity that you have created.
Rishi Sunak confirms the UK will stick to its goal of providing ยฃ11.6bn in climate funding - and it will triple its funding on adaptation to ยฃ1.5bn by 2025.
The PM says he believes this is the "right thing to do".
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Rejoining the eu (never happen) would mean: paying over ยฃ22 billion pa for eu technocrats; losing the pound; taking on eu debt; ECB setting U.K. interest rates; eu defence commend; no new trade; losing democratic control; eu courts deciding our law; completely open borders etc
With Labour polling 50% MR Sunak should now decide when he will sack the Chancellor & put Mr Redwood in his place. He should call for the BoE Governor to go & reform the banks mandate. He should abolish the OBR & put in place an Economic Advisory Cmmtt aligned to growth.
Looking at reporting of the talks yesterday by BBC and ITV news you would think they were siding entirely with the Irish , German and EU government not with the British PM
The Brexit Party was the winner in every district in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire apart from York. No 1 in Harrogate and Leeds which previously voted Remain. In England and Wales the Brexit Party won in every region except London. A clear message to the establishment.
Mrs Thatcher once remarked, โthe problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other peopleโs moneyโ. No wonder the eu wants us and our money. Pity there are so many useful fools in the U.K. who agree with them
The Irish government have weaponised the border issue. They complain that they will take a hit on exports to the U.K. after Brexit. Letโs make that transition easier for them by stopping buying Irish goods now.
Poor Ursula needs Britain to save the EU. No thanks
Why would we return to a failing, declining bloc whose travails make our own problems pale by comparison?
As Iโve said before, the United Kingdom ๐ฌ๐ง has all the ingredients for success โ America ๐บ๐ธ stands with you as you forge ahead with your exciting new future.
Hilary Benn on r4today at 7.23. Great quote talking about Jeremy Corbyn - he will follow the party decision on brexit 'because he is a Democrat ' .
But of course he is not enough of a Democrat to honour the result of the last referendum!
I am told that Mr Ellwood MP recently stated on the Peston show that Brexit was costing Britain 4 % of GDP per year, and hence that we must rejoin the EU.ย ย Yes, he really did say that: 4 % of GDP per year.ย Robert Peston did not challenge this for some reason, though presumably
In the 70โs it was ice age, then the ozone layer - wrong, then we would run out of minerals- wrong, then the Great Barrier Reef- wrong , then global warming - wrong, now climate change, global pandemic. Get a life , do something useful, the future is bright. Growth& enterprise
Keir Starmer opens door to new EU Brexit talks as he blasts Boris Johnson's 'botched' deal- HERE WE GO - Trying to rejoin the eu by stealth - what fools
Rachel Reeves is about to get a harsh lesson in one of the basic rules of economics -Labour will discover that you canโt squeeze more tax out of Britain without crushing the economy & they have no credible plans for growth.Everything they promised upended.
British businesses say back Brexit as they warn rejoining EU is a 'joke' - THE U.K. is doing better than key eu economies. Trade deals are good. Truth is however the Gov & Remainer Parliament have failed (deliberately) to take full advantage of Brexit - Deregulation, business tax
Whatever the opinion polls are saying Brexit supporters need to get out and vote to get the Brexit we voted for and deserve. Donโt be fooled. Tell them again and change politics.
Excellent piece in Sun by Dan. The Irish government have behaved venally. I shall be checking the labels when I next shop and I wonโt be buying Irish beef or butter. All Brussels ever wanted was to keep the UK captiveโฆ.a โcolonyโ for their exporters
Furious Tory MPs accuse ministers of Brexit sellout after UK held secret EU summit- IS THIS THE U.K. ESTABLISHMENT SELLING OUT THE PEOPLE? Denying the opportunities for people to be better off in post Brexit Britain & protecting vested interests.
Media still not admitting Cost of living crisis down to Net Zero. Energy costs so far baked in green subsidies, then absence of our own gas supplies,+ we pay green tax.We could have been & can be self sufficient by fracking, North Sea (blocked by Net Zero) & developing nuclear.
There should be no discussion now about eu membership. We should be discussing how fast the gov: deregulate, cut tariffs, sign trade deals, cut taxes, boost investment, extract resources - in other words make Britain prosperous & cut cost of living
I cannot imagine what the founders of the Labour Party would have thought of todayโs Party seemingly prepared to sell out Britain to a foreign power. What do you call people like that?
Labour MP just told me that they have been warned, if they vote for a deal, regardless of how good it is for the country, they will not be allowed to stand as Labour MPs again.
Ed Miliband just made blunder that'll cost UK billions and trigger tsunami of legal claims- GET READY FOR FUEL POVERTY and a slowing of economic growth
We joined the Brexit Party to get rid of Hammond/May and to get Brexit. Only the government can deliver Brexit. Ironically the BxP is in danger of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Mis guided and not listening. Your choice, do you want Brexit or not?
The eu is in minus growth & Germany in recession . The U.K. economy is now considerably larger than that of France. The U.K. is Europeโs no1 destination for inward investment. We have rolled over all eu trade deals & added Australia, NZ & the Trans Pacific for starters. We have
Anti Brexiteers have possibly destroyed the Conservative Party and Britainโs prospects in the near term. The people of Britain did not deserve for their livelihoods, prosperity and prospects to be damaged in the cross fire.
Brexit will enable us all to be more prosperous but it was always about democracy. Listen up Illiberal Anti democrats here is the father of Hilary Benn. Hilary, did your Dad never talk to you?
Pacific trade deal is a Brexit victory โ whatever the doubters say- IT WILL BE practically impossible to rejoin the eu after this. A major long term boost for trade. Congratulations Liz Truss & Kemi Badenoch !!
One could almost believe that Bidenโs USA and the eu are terrified of a successful Britain out on its own. Positively, I guess it is a measure of Britainโs potential. Pity that our political class are so cowardly.
Letโs be crystal clear , the infighting in the Conservative Party has been brought about by the mulch in the middle of the Parliamentary Party deciding to usurp two democratically elected PMs because they did not like Populism (ie democracy) , nor low tax, deregulated, growth
Shocking today that a large number of Socialist and Liberal MEPs stood up in the EU Parliament to block an amendment from a German MEP which would have recognised Jews as a group persecuted by the Nazis.
Britain might be leading the world on Net Zero, but no one is following
As our politicians proudly declare us world leaders, other nations are sensibly beginning to backtrack
The last time we had a Labour government in a cost of living crisis in the 70โs they crashed the economy had had to beg the IMF for a bailout. Btw we were in the eu.
If the forces of the establishment remove Ms Truss and replace her with Mr Sunak as some have suggested I would suggest the membership of the Conservative Party resign en mass. I think it would also require a general election
So, itโs official, our Ex Chancellor colluding with a foreign power. I wonder for long this has been going on?!
Boris Johnsonโs last ditch peace talks FAIL and break into furious row as Philip Hammond โadmitsโ working with EU on rebel law
Brilliant Brexit gets better by the day as Boris maximises our negotiating leverage. EU nations now on back foot, knowing that we will surge ahead as more competitive economy. Bring it on! ๐โก๏ธ
LATEST : Brexit Britain is fastest-growing G7 country for second year running BUT THE POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENT ARE NOW DOING THEIR BEST TO UNDERMINE THIS
Unless we have totally incompetent food businesses in the UK, or the government stop food coming in (why would they?!) , there is no way that there will be food shortages. It is risable.
A cabinet minister's claim that there will be "no shortages of fresh food" after a no-deal Brexit has been disputed as "categorically untrue" by a major trade body
Listen: Patrick Vallance slams Brexit- The new Science Minister -slammed the decision to leave the EU and refuses to rule out free movement. This technocrat , not satisfied with ruining the economy now wants to overturn democracy
If Conservative MPs donโt back Truss they donโt deserve their jobs. Backing respectable growth for the first time since the city boys created the financial crisis is laudable. Backing vested interests is not. Interesting that Labour love vested interests
Since the Republic of Ireland is so malign towards the U.K. one wonders why we give its citizens special privileges: free access, voting rights, access to services and jobs. As foreigners surely they should be on a par with other eu citizens?