Hugh Grant blasts Brexit and claims most Britons ‘remorse’ Go away vote

Hugh Grant shared his unhappiness about Brexit as he met with the panel of the woke US each day present The View.

In the clip, which has resurfaced since first airing in June, Grant was requested whether or not he thought Britain’s resolution to depart the European Union in 2016 had “ruined” the UK.

The actor has repeatedly challenged the end result of the vote, describing Brexit as a “catastrophe” shortly after the method was finalised in 2020.

Presenter Joy Behar requested: “Do you suppose that Brexit has ruined your nation?”

Grant candidly responded: “Well, I do, said with a smile. Actually, now the majority of Brits do as well, I think.”

The presenter urged the withdrawal may nonetheless be “fixed” however Grant expressed doubts about whether or not Brussels would let London re-apply to the Union after years of strained negotiations.

He added: “Yeah, the Europeans may not want us back. They may say, ‘well, choose one and stick to it’.”

Co-host Whoopi Goldberg additionally identified that searching for readmission to the European Union could be “very pricey” for the UK, with Grant noting London would additionally not have the identical benefits it enjoyed before such as the rebate on membership contributions.

According to Statista, help charges for Brexit have sunk in parallel with the approval scores of the Government since July 2022.

A YouGov ballot of two,069 British adults carried out between July 19 and 20 discovered 55 p.c of respondents thought it was mistaken of the UK to stop the EU in comparison with 33 p.c nonetheless in favour of leaving.

And a ballot of polls from the non-partisan What UK Thinks EU, the common of six main surveys carried out in July 2023 discovered 58 p.c of all respondents have been in favour of rejoining the European Union.

Over the previous week, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been met with criticism from staunch Eurosceptics over his resolution to shelve pivotal post-Brexit insurance policies they insist are essential to “take back control” of rules.

Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reiterated their focus stays on curbing costs for companies within the face of upper inflation.

But the technique has been met with backlash from members of the pro-Brexit European Research Group, who’ve continued to argue not sufficient is being executed to utterly take away the affect of European coverage from UK legislation.

ERG deputy chair David Jones mentioned: “The Remain tendency inside the Treasury have triumphed for the time being and are tying us to EU regulations. It’s very disappointing.”

“Part of leaving the EU was to have our own regulatory regime that was more suited to UK conditions than the EU one. We should be cracking on with it.”

Former Home Secretary Priti Patel echoed Jones’s evaluation, and warned makes an attempt to remodel the UK have successfully “stalled.”

She informed the Financial Times: “Free from the grip of Brussels we had an ideal alternative to remodel our nation right into a low-tax beacon of free commerce. But delivering on that potential has stalled.”

Sunak had beforehand fended off criticism after agreeing with Brussels to the Windsor Framework devised to reduce the obstacles the Northern Ireland Protocol included within the Brexit settlement created for commerce.

He additionally U-turned on the quintessential pro-Brexit pledge to scrap all “retained EU legislation” earlier than the tip of 2023.

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