- Philip Rycroft, the former permanent secretary at the Department for Exiting the European Union, has suggested Britain should consider rejoining the EU, stating that none of the Leave campaign's "heady promises" have materialised.
- Writing in The Times, Rycroft warned that while the path back would be "long and windy," the "argument is there to be won" for re-entry.
- His intervention comes despite Sir Keir Starmer's insistence that the UK will not rejoin the single market or customs union, though reports suggest some senior government figures are pushing for a policy review.
- Rycroft cited YouGov polling indicating 53 per cent of people now favour rejoining the EU, and highlighted economic analysis suggesting a significant hit to GDP since leaving the single market.
- He attributed public disillusionment with Brexit to the lack of sustained economic growth and the failure to achieve a generally accepted immigration policy.
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