France‘s Emmanuel Macron has described Brexit as the ‘biggest lie of the last 30 years’ in a speech taking aim at Britain’s economic woes.
Speaking in Madrid during a state visit on Tuesday evening, Mr Macron also highlighted Britain’s on-running battle to control immigration since the 2016 referendum.
The French president said: ‘Brexit is the biggest lie of the last 30 years. Those who said, “we’ll be richer” – eight points less of GDP ten years later.
‘Who said, “we’ll solve the problem of immigration” – it’s more complicated than before. And who said, “we’re going to be a huge success in international trade”
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