Fact-checking Brexit's key promises 10 years on

On 23 June 2016, Britons voted to leave the EU. A decade later, the Guardian's economics editor, Heather Stewart, looks back at the Brexit campaign promises. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 From immigration, a bus promising £350m a week for the NHS, to bendy bananas, the 'most consequential decision in modern history' had some mixed results From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS – how many Brexit promises actually came true? ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/23/from-bendy-bananas-to-350m-for-the-nhs-how-many-brexit-promises-actually-came-true Europe’s media look on in bemusement at post-Brexit ‘revolving door’ of UK prime ministers ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/23/urope-media-bemusement-downing-street-post-brexit-revolving-door The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #brexit #brexitpromises #eu #europeanunion #politics #borisjohnson #nigelfarage #nhs #michaelgove #bendybananas