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Inflation might break Brexit’s political magic
In contrast to the government’s initial assertions, the public quickly concluded that the departure from the European Union was a material cause of the recent queues at petrol stations in the UK. Not least because there were no queues in neighbouring Europe or Northern Ireland, which remains de facto in the single market. This made no difference to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s relative popularity, which slightly increased during the opposition Labour Party’s conference happening at the same time. Johnson, whose charisma helped carry the Brexit referendum result, has gone on to claim that the disruption is a ... (full story)
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