Economy

Three years in and Brexit has little tangible to offer beyond blue passports. But the drawbacks are already happening and will get worse.

Tory rivals’ spending splurge is running out of control. But any Brexit - and especially no deal - means much less money in future.

As EU builds better economic opportunities for citizens with huge trade deal, Johnson and Hunt compete over crashing out with no deal.

Stuck in Brexit mess, government pledge to tackle regional inequality is delayed again. But EU structural funds have been helping for years.

That’s just one of the foreign policy issues Johnson and Hunt need to be quizzed on in coming weeks.

Either Johnson is trying to bamboozle public with jargon or he just doesn’t get how global trade works. Both are bad omens for a new PM.

Those MPs angry at Corbyn for trashing last Labour government’s legacy are also guilty of rewriting history by ignoring EU funding.

Trade secretary used to trot out dogma we’ll do just fine trading on WTO terms. But it’s too weak to protect against world trade bullies.

Even before April’s data, the indications were not good. Exports are slowing, manufacturing plants are closing and services are sluggish.

Ambitious educational programme funds schools, work placements and vocational training in cutting-edge sectors. Brexit risks cutting UK off.

After Brexit we’d lose EU protections from poor-quality food. In a desperate no-deal scenario Brexiters can cut unappetising deal with Trump.

Candidates rightly want to fix our schools, transport, police, housing etc. But they can’t afford to unless they cancel Brexit.