Brexit 5th Anniversary: How has the UK faired since?

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2025 marks the 5th anniversary of Brexit. Let’s take some quick reflection: So back in June 2016, a referendum was held in the UK which would decide whether or not the UK would leave the EU.

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00:002025 marks the 5th anniversary of Brexit. Now, let's take some quick reflection. Back

00:07in June 2016, a referendum was held in the UK which would decide whether or not the UK

00:13would leave the EU. Following the majority voting to leave, as of January 2020, the UK

00:18was officially no longer a member state of the European Union. But how has that impacted

00:23us since? Well, last year, a study reported that Brexit was identified as a key contributor

00:29to the current cost-of-living crisis. The study also reported that there are nearly

00:342 million fewer jobs overall in the UK due to Brexit, with almost 300,000 fewer jobs

00:40in the capital alone. Addressing London's political and business leaders in January

00:442024, Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said the cost-of-Brexit crisis can only be solved if

00:50we take a mature approach and if we are open to improving our trading arrangements with

00:55our European neighbours. But what do you think? Would you support the UK rejoining

01:00the EU in the future? Or is the UK's sovereignty more valuable to you?

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