Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party), on Wednesday, 1 February 2023, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 18 members in total.

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Brexit Economic Report

That this House notes with dismay that on the the third anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, according to a Bloomberg Economic Report, Brexit is costing the UK economy £100 bn in lost output each year and is having a detrimental effect on business investment and availability of workers, while leaving the UK economy 4% smaller than it might have been had the UK remained in the EU; further notes that a poll by Unherd Britain shows dwindling support for Brexit even in 2016 pro-Leave areas and many other constituencies showing a greater proportion of people being Bregretful in 2023; welcomes the series of Lights On torchlit processions in Scotland designed to remind people of what has been lost through Brexit and to enthuse the Scottish electorate that after Scotland becomes an independent nation, it will wish to take up the slot of the 28th EU nation state vacated by the UK

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

830 

Session

2022-23

Other sponsors

Stewart Hosie

Angus Brendan MacNeil

Ronnie Cowan

Marion Fellows

Amy Callaghan

Subjects

Demonstrations Economic situation Public opinion Scotland Brexit

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk