Keir Starmer asserted that Britons have moved past Brexit, a sentiment he hopes to reflect in resetting the UK's relationship with the EU for economic growth. However, in Grays, where Brexit support was strong, local sentiments tell a different story. Many residents express disappointment in the lack of investment and fulfillment of promises post-Brexit. Conversations reveal feelings of betrayal and frustration, leading them to feel as if they never fully left the EU, highlighting a divide between political narratives and local realities.
I just feel that it was a missed opportunity. Yes, people were sometimes fed bullshit. But they were asked if we wanted to come out and people around here literally voted in their droves for it.
His partner, Sarah, went further, accusing successive governments of a betrayal. Money that she believed had been saved by exiting the EU should have been channelled into improving it and other public services.
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