UK left just in time! EU ‘unravels’ as Britain dodges huge £150bn bill from EU

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UK left just in time! EU 'unravels' as Britain dodges huge £150bn bill from Brussels



German MEP Gunnar Beck claimed that Britain had saved €171 billion (£149bn) already "simply by leaving" the EU. In a speech to the European Parliament this week, the MEP suggested that the obvious success of Brexit was "the beginning of the unravelling of the EU". This comes as the eurozone slid into a double-dip recession in the first three months of this year.

Eurozone output dropped due to strict coronavirus lockdown measures, leaving the bloc lagging behind other major economies.

Much of the continent has continued to battle a third wave of coronavirus infections.

Mr Beck said: "Let's look at the facts.

"It is early days but according to the IMF the UK is expected to recover to pre-Covid levels by mid-2022, based on six percent growth this and next year.

"That is compared to a four percent EU recovery."

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