Starmer: UK still facing consequences of Brexit vote’s ‘wild promises’

Britain is still dealing with the impact of Brexit, Keir Starmer told an audience during his annual Guildhall speech on foreign policy. The prime minister – who used his speech to highlight his commitment to internationalism – said: “Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled. We are still dealing with the consequences today”. He told those gathered at the annual Lady Mayor’s Banquet that while he would “always respect” the Brexit vote as a “fair, democratic expression”, but added the way the UK’s departure from the EU had been “sold and delivered” was “simply wrong”. Speaking…