Lib Dems launch billboards across UK attacking Farage’s £5m ‘reward for Brexit’

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Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey has unveiled a billboard campaign across the UK to mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum today (23 June). The billboards call out Reform leader Nigel Farage’s £5 million ‘reward for campaigning for Brexit’, whilst people across the country feel the pinch.

Speaking at a rally in front of a billboard in London, Ed Davey announced a takeover of advertising spaces in cities across the UK to highlight the devastating legacy of the botched Brexit deal on the cost of living bill. Billboards are also being unveiled in Edinburgh, as well as Andy Burnham’s backyard in Manchester, with the party challenging the likely future Prime Minister to immediately drop the Brexit red lines if he takes office.

The billboard campaign highlights how ordinary families across the UK are facing skyrocketing household bills in the aftermath of Brexit, all while taxpayers face a £90 billion hit every year.

Ed Davey argues that the only person to profit from Brexit is Nigel Farage who has walked away with a £5 million payout he described as his reward for Brexit.

Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Ed Davey said:

"After ten years of the Conservatives’ Brexit experiment, the British public have had enough. We are the ones who have had to pay for their lies.

"Nigel Farage pocketed a £5 million ‘reward’ for the damage he’s caused, while the rest of us are paying for it dearly. When he promised we would be better off, he clearly only meant himself.

"We are taking over billboards across the UK today to say enough is enough.

“Our message to Andy Burnham and the rest of Labour is clear: drop the damaging red lines on Europe, and drop them now. It’s time to end the chaos and fix our broken relationship with Europe.”

ENDS

Notes to Editors

Images of the billboard and launch here.