A EUROPEAN Election candidate believes that no Brexit scenario will benefit the UK.
Richard Ashworth, who is standing for the new Remain-backing party Change UK made the warning in a speech earlier this week in Canterbury.
The candidate for the South East of England in the European Parliamentary elections next Thursday said: “Three years ago, no one told the people what they were voting for, partly because the leavers couldn’t agree among themselves what Brexit meant, and partly because there was never a manifesto.
“Ever since that time, all the people have had are empty promises. The leavers promised … there was ‘no downside to Brexit’ ‘easiest trade deal in history’ … ‘all the cards in our hands’ and a Brexit dividend of £350 million a week for the NHS.
“The Prime Minister promised: ‘Frictionless, borderless, continuity of trade with the European Single market’. Even though her red lines said ‘no customs union’.
“Either way, there is no Brexit scenario that benefits the UK. In all cases not only would the country be worse off, but we as individuals will be worse off too. That’s not just my opinion… all economic forecasts … CBI, IMF and even the government’s own impact assessment gave that warning.
“It is perfectly obvious the government cannot deliver the promises it made. It is clear that the government has lost the trust of the people; and it’s clear the nation is divided like never before.”
Mr Ashworth was a Conservative MEP for more than 14 years until he was expelled from the Conservative Party for voting against a technical vote in the European Parliament on progress on Brexit. He then joined the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) bloc on the parliament and Change UK in March this year.
