Britain | Brexit and the economy

How to make yourself poorer

The government’s own economic analysis confirms that Brexit will make Britons worse off

WHEN MPS called for a vote on the Brexit deal, many said economics should influence their decision. The government and Bank of England have now published their analyses. They make gloomy reading for Brexiteers who think leaving the EU will boost the economy. The message is that Britons will be worse off with any plausible form of Brexit.

This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “How to be poorer”

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