Brexit has damaged our economy. There is no doubt about that. But it is only one link in a chain of events that have hurt the UK’s economic growth .

The forecast from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in 2021 projected that the Brexit deal negotiated by Boris Johnson’s government would leave the UK economy 4 per cent smaller in the long-term, with a 15 per cent reduction in trade, plus a hit to productivity growth. Last year the OBR reported that its 2021 forecast was “broadly on track” , with trade down 10 per cent on 2019 levels.

This week, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has decided to make Brexit part of her explanation of why the British economy isn’t doing well. It’s part of a “blame Brexit” strategy that attempts to link Reform Party leader Nigel Farage to the economic d

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