Is Brexit talk a ‘poisoned chalice’ to politicians?

The Independent Office for Budget Responsibility, external estimates Brexit has made the UK economy 4% smaller than it might have been.

The Economist newspaper reported, external higher trade barriers had seen the export of goods from the UK shrink by 10% since 2019.

Many other factors could be at play, though.

Brexit has been followed by a global pandemic, the shock of the mini-budget, and the war in Ukraine.

Even so, Paula Keaveney, a senior lecturer in politics at Edge Hill University, said most politicians were reticent about discussing Brexit.

“It’s caused problems in some places and these will come up as parties campaign,” she said.

“But I think parties are going to be quite careful not to have too much about Brexit in their campaigning.”

From the comments being sent to Your Voice, Your Vote, though, it seems the Brexit debate still matters.