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Brexit Cut UK Economy by 6%, Burnham Says

9/1/2026

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  • Prime Minister Andy Burnham blamed Brexit and Margaret Thatcher for a decade of growth slowdown in his Commons speech.
  • Bank of England data show Brexit cut the UK economy by 6%.
  • He cited an annual £11.7bn export loss from Brexit.
  • Burnham set priorities of cheaper childcare, community regeneration, and public control of water, housing, energy.
  • He hinted at 3% of GDP defence spending by 2030 and may renationalise water.