Boris Johnson has insisted that Britain will still claw back £350m a week after leaving the EU, with much of that money preferably being spent on the NHS, as he warned critics of Brexit against treating 17.4 million voters as fools. However, Johnson said it would still be forthcoming in the future: “Once we have settled our accounts, we will take back control of roughly £350m per week. And even prominent leave campaigners, including the Brexit secretary, David Davis, and former Ukip leader Nigel Farage, have distanced themselves from the figure. “The foreign secretary even has the gall to dredge up the fantasy of £350m a week extra for the NHS. “The £350m a week promise was a fib, and there is absolutely no chance of it being delivered.

Source: The Guardian September 15, 2017 22:49 UTC