Brexit was an act of “sabotage” that has made Britain up to £30bn a year worse off, former foreign secretary David Miliband has claimed.
He said the loss of income caused by leaving the EU is equivalent to imposing “a punishing tax every day” on the UK.
Writing in Sir Anthony Seldon’s book The Brexit Effect, which is being serialised in The Independent, Mr Miliband called on the Labour government to “give new political momentum” to rebuilding closer ties with the EU.
The serialisation is part of a new campaign by The Independent on how Britain can rebuild its shattered links with Europe. The campaign – Europe: The Way Back – will consist of news, analysis, interviews and live events examining the impact of Brexit and what our relationship with Europe should look like.
