STRATFORD MP Manuela Perteghella is calling for a bold new deal with Europe.
On the ten year anniversary of the Brexit referendum, The Liberal Democrats have launched a new billboard campaign with a quote from Farage stating “I was given the £5M as a reward for Brexit”, while asking the British public – do you feel better off?
Speaking at a rally in front of a billboard in London, Ed Davey announced a takeover of advertising spaces in cities across the UK to highlight the devastating legacy of the botched Brexit deal on the cost of living bill. Billboards are also being unveiled in Edinburgh, as well as Andy Burnham’s backyard in Manchester, with the party challenging the likely future prime minister to immediately drop the Brexit red lines if he takes office.
The billboard campaign highlights how ordinary families across the UK are facing skyrocketing household bills in the aftermath of Brexit, all while taxpayers face a £90 billion hit every year.
Mr Davey argues that the only person to profit from Brexit is Nigel Farage who has walked away with a £5 million payout he described as his reward for Brexit.
Dr Perteghella MP said: “No matter how we voted back then, Brexit is still not working. Britain is poorer, our farmers and food standards undermined by imports from botched deals with the US and Australia.
“Ten years on, we need a new bold new deal with Europe with a new customs union and access to the single market, to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and give the government more money for our schools, hospitals and Armed Forces.
“In a dangerous world, we also need to be closer to our neighbours and allies in defence and security.”
