London Mayor Sadiq Khan called on the United Kingdom on Thursday to strengthen its relations with the European Union, and accused Britain's exit from the European Union of costing the British economy tens of billions of pounds sterling.
In a statement, the Labor Party council member stressed the need to establish a “closer relationship with the European Union” and stressed that the new agreement “would strengthen the economy and contribute to raising the standard of living of the British people.”
This position contrasts with the reluctance of the main political parties, including yours, to address the repercussions of the 2016 referendum that agreed to leave the European Union, a few months before the legislative elections in which the Labor Party is considered the winner over the elections of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Conservatives.
Sadiq Khan, a candidate for a third term in the municipal elections, said: “We have to be honest, Brexit is not a marginal concern that we can leave in the past. It is a major factor in the cost of living crisis” caused by inflation. maybe.
According to a study commissioned by the Mayor of London, Cambridge Economics, Britain's exit from the European Union has already cost the British economy 140 billion pounds ($178 billion), of which 30 billion affected the capital.
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Cambridge Econometrics estimates that Britain's exit from the European Union, which occurred in 2020, caused the loss of two million jobs in the country, 300,000 of which were in London.
According to the same data, the UK's economic losses will rise to £300 billion ($381 billion) between now and 2035 if action is not taken to reverse this trend.
A spokesman for Sunak responded to Khan, saying that British economic activity had “experienced faster growth” than Italy and Germany since 2016.
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The government is also highlighting the opportunities presented by Brexit, such as the free trade agreement with Australia or the Trans-Pacific Trade Association.
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