Ten years on, how many Brexit promises actually came true?

Ten long years have passed since Boris Johnson and Michael Gove hailed the victory of the Vote Leave campaign, and the UK leapt into the unknown by voting 52-48 to leave the EU. Subscribe ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 In the run-up to the referendum, many promises were made to tempt voters to turn their backs on the EU – ranging from a promised £350m a week for the NHS, to a free trade zone stretching from Iceland to Turkey, and British people’s right to eat whatever shaped bananas they would like. A decade on, the Guardian’s economics editor, Heather Stewart, takes a look at a few of those key promises and whether Brexit lived up to them. Tap the link to read her full article ► https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/23/from-bendy-bananas-to-350m-for-the-nhs-how-many-brexit-promises-actually-came-true #brexit #brexitpromises #eu #europeanunion #politics #borisjohnson #nigelfarage #nhs #michaelgove #bendybananas