Since 1 January 2021 the European Union has not stood still. It continues to offer new opportunities and benefits to its citizens and businesses that we in the UK are no longer entitled to.

So far the UK has missed out on 33 opportunities to make our lives better

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In October 2016, David Davis, the then Brexit secretary, told the House of Commons that “there will be no downside to Brexit at all, and considerable upsides”.

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London continues to lag behind the rest of England in the proportion of people aged 50 and over who are fully vaccinated, PA Media reports. PA says:

An estimated 83.1% of over-50s in the capital had received both doses of vaccine by 20 June.

All other regions are above 90%, with south-west England reporting the highest proportion at 95.0%.

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The Labour party has announced that, as expected, Jenny Chapman, who until now has been Sir Keir Starmer’s political secretary, has been appointed shadow Brexit minister.

NEW: @JennyChapman formally appointed to @UKLabour Shadow Cabinet to shadow @cabinetofficeuk Lord Frost; & also joins our frontbench team in @UKHouseofLords.
Response below from Jenny & @LadyBasildon: pic.twitter.com/tLtXlzHd4Z

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24/06/2021 - www.theguardian.com

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The divisive force of George Galloway in Batley and Spen

George Galloway's divisive campaign in Batley and Spen is likely to cause damage across the board, and the electorate will suffer

Yorkshire Bylines Local News: The divisive force of George Galloway in Batley and Spen

24/06/2021 - yorkshirebylines.co.uk

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Andrew Lloyd-Webber Joins Legal Action To Force Government To Publish Data From Mass Event Pilots

Figures from across the live music and theatre sector are launching legal action today to force the government to hand over data about its mass event pilots.

24/06/2021 - www.politicshome.com

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Lord Digby Jones told Andrew Neil before the referendum that there would not be a single job lost because of Brexit.

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According to the Bank of England voting to leave the European Union has cost Britain more than £440 million a week in lost growth since the referendum.

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