Theresa May’s deal is almost exactly the Brexit the UK voted for

It seems to me that the Brexit withdrawal agreement delivers almost exactly what the UK voted for in June 2016, says Craig Berry.

Theresa May’s deal is almost exactly the Brexit the UK voted for

Forgive me, I may have missed something. There has of course been a lot to take in over the last few days. But, despite what the latest former Brexit secretary believes, it seems to me that the Brexit withdrawal agreement delivers almost exactly what the UK voted for in June 2016, says Craig Berry, Manchester Metropolitan University

The reasons 17.4m British people voted to leave the EU were multiple, complex and, in part, contradictory. But it is beyond doubt that a desire to control immigration was the most important reason. The evidence in this regard is overwhelming.

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