Andrew Bridgen and the Blackpool and Paris Brexit analogy

Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire

What was posted

Andrew Bridgen compared calling a customs union Brexit with posing in Blackpool beside a sign welcoming visitors to Paris.

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Why it mattered

The comparison captured one side of a specific argument in 2019: whether remaining in a customs union would honour the referendum result. It compressed that argument into an image people could repeat.

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