On 13 September 2026, former British chancellor George Osborne stated that the UK's economy has fallen significantly since Brexit and argued that rejoining the EU customs union would be the fastest path to recovery.
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Former British chancellor George Osborne has said the UK's economy has "fallen off a cliff" since Brexit and that rejoining the EU customs union would be the fastest route to recovery.
Ex-Tory chancellor says economy has ‘fallen off a cliff’ since Brexit but rejoining union could be ‘quite simple’ Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy has “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery. Osborne, who resigned as chancellor after being part of David Cameron’s cabinet at the time of the
George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade https://www. theguardian.com/business/2026/ sep/13/george-osborne-calls-for-uk-to-rejoin-eu-customs-union-and-boost-trade?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Can't stand the man, but he's not a moron and he is right. Rejoining the EU customs union would be a sane first step to rejoining the EU.
Former chancellor George Osborne said Britain’s economy had “fallen off a cliff” since Brexit – and that rejoining the European Union’s customs union would be the fastest route to recovery.