Brexit is working and anyone who says it has hit the economy and trade has an axe to grind, the former Brexit negotiator David Frost has said on the sixth anniversary of the UK voting to leave the EU. It was dismissed by the Brexit opportunities minister, Jacob Rees-Mogg, as a “regurgitation of ‘project fear’”. It might never be possible to determine the impact of Brexit alone, he told the annual conference of the UK in a Changing Europe organisation. He said: “Brexit is working. He suggested on Wednesday it was up to the EU to restore relations: “Does the EU want Brexit to work?

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2022 01:04 UTC