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Victoria Derbyshire, "What did we learn about our living standards?" Ben Chu, "1% growth over 10 years" "We used to grow 2% every year" That's one way of illustrating the enormous economic price Britain has paid for Brexit #RejoinEU The OBR estimates that Brexit will leave the UK economy around 4% smaller in the long run than it would otherwise have been, with both imports and exports taking a substantial hit. We were promised greater prosperity, more opportunities and a stronger economy outside the EU. Instead, we've added significant trade barriers with our largest trading partner during a period of extraordinary economic stagnation. Brexit isn't responsible for every economic problem Britain faces, but it has made the challenge of improving living standards considerably harder. And ordinary households are living with the consequences of that decision.