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10 year anniversary of the Brexit referendum

EDM (Early Day Motion) 426: tabled on 22 June 2026

Tabled in the 2026-27 session.

This motion has been signed by 3 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

Motion text

That this House believes that successive governments failed to tackle serious inequality in the years leading to the 2016 Brexit referendum; further believes that, a decade on, Brexit has failed to reduce inequality, has been profoundly damaging and that there's now a growing consensus in favour of a closer relationship with the EU; wholly rejects the fearmongering and misinformation from the leaders of the main campaign to leave the EU; also believes that the British public and UK businesses have witnessed a litany of Brexit-related broken promises, economic turbulence, decimated trade, and regulatory nightmares, with small businesses particularly impacted; notes that analysis of Bank of England company data suggests the UK economy has taken a 6% hit from the effects of Brexit; considers that the UK needs to cooperate as much as possible with its nearest neighbours to address the multiple challenges it faces including shifting geopolitical relationships, global conflict and the urgent climate and nature crises; and calls for the UK Government to set out a roadmap to rejoining the EU to provide certainty and stability for businesses and citizens and to provide current and future generations with greater opportunities to live, love and work in the EU.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.