Has Brexit been a success? It’s too early to tell
Wednesday 24 June 2026 5:09 am | Updated: Tuesday 23 June 2026 5:33 pm
Has Brexit been a success? It’s too early to tell
By: Christian May
Editor-in-Chief
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Add as a preferred source on GoogleTen years on from the Brexit vote - the issue is still live, and divisive
Ten years ago today the country woke to the news that the UK had voted to leave the European Union. Campaigners for Remain were horrified, pro-Brexit activists were jubilant, markets were panicked and in Westminster the Prime Minister, David Cameron, resigned.
The magnitude of the Leave campaign’s victory – of their achievement – was sinking in as its most high-profile figures, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson, prepared to deliver a press conference in the ground floor of their campaign HQ. These two men, who would later fall out in spectacular fashion, appeared stunned by what they’d helped bring about. The media seized on their........
