By GB News (Politics) | Created at 2026-06-23 23:01:43 | Updated at 2026-06-23 23:55:07
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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has issued a special message to GB News readers following the 10th anniversary of Brexit.
The second of a two-part report produced for GB News by Facts4EU, The Campaign for an Independent Britain, and Stand for Our Sovereignty sees the man largely responsible for winning the referendum speak to the People’s Channel.
Mr Farage told GB News: “Ten years since a political earthquake and we are still feeling the aftershocks.
“The refusal of our political class to accept the result or to implement it marks a shameful period in our history.”
Now, looking at the successes of Brexit, what has not been done, or not done well?
As Big Ben silently struck midnight on December 31, 2020, the UK’s "Transition Period" with the EU ended.
The United Kingdom was no longer subject to the strictures of the EU’s laws, directives, rules and regulations, including those of the Single Market, Customs Union, Free Movement, et al.
But in fact, on January 1, 2021, the vast majority of EU laws remained on the UK statute book, and are still there today.
The UK taxpayer continues to contribute to the EU budget each year under Theresa May’s ‘Divorce Bill’, albeit on a diminishing scale. And Northern Ireland continues to be part of the EU to all intents and purposes, but now with no say.
Brexiteers say this is all due to the referendum result never having been accepted by the bulk of the Establishment. They see betrayals - and opportunities to be grasped in full - whereas Remainer-Rejoiners see Brexit failures.
Nigel Farage has called Brexit a "political earthquake' as he speaks to GB News 10 years on 
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Mr Farage's words have been echoed by politicians who fought for the UK to leave the European Union.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: “What we need is a proper Brexit-believing government to take the next steps - use Brexit freedoms to fix illegal immigration, axe woke nonsense and go for growth.
“10 years on, let’s believe in Brexit and believe in Britain!
“Brexit has already delivered notable benefits - from the fastest vaccine roll-out in Europe, to our stronger position on Ukraine, to the recent fall in immigration numbers - all only possible because of Brexit.
“We have cut thousands of tariffs on goods we don’t produce - we don’t grow bananas; why do we need an EU banana tariff? - and are doing things differently in so many ways, from more sensible regulations on pesticides to better rules for animal welfare and AI. Oh yes - and we are saving about £15billion a year in money that would be otherwise squandered by Brussels.”
Former Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel called Brexit a “liberating moment for Britain”.
She told us: “Free from Brussels, we can make our own trade deals with the rest of the world, cut the costs of red tape to support British businesses and be in control of our destiny as a country.
“Over the next few years, with all the global challenges ahead, Brexit gives us a unique opportunity to navigate these issues and put the British national interest first, which we could never do bound to the EU.”
And Baroness Kate Hoey, former Minister and ex-Chair NI Select Committee, added: “10 years ago, the British people voted to make the UK an independent, self-governing country, free from the diktats of the unelected EU commission. Proud to have campaigned for a Leave vote.”
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has said the Brexit has saved the UK 'billions of pounds'
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As many critics point out, the early negotiations were conducted by Remainers helping to entrench the EU’s extreme positions which, although seen by many as highly unreasonable, became ‘settled’ and were very difficult to change when the pro-Brexit Government of Boris Johnson took over.
As a result, the UK did not get the ideal, clean, decisive break hoped for, and this has made it easier for Sir Keir Starmer to embark on what is effectively the reversal of Brexit.
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg echoed these thoughts, telling GB News: “Brexit was ultimately about democracy. The British people showed confidence in themselves and in their values by rejecting the European bureaucracy.
“The predicted disasters have not happened while we have saved billions of pounds in membership contributions and increased our global trade. It was the great victory of those who believe in our nation against the ‘managers of decline’.”
Former Chief Negotiator of EU Task Force, Lord Frost, said: “It's 10 years since the greatest ever democratic vote for freedom and independence. Ignore the current Rejoin mania. Britain has got used to governing itself again and, when we finally get a leader who wants to do it too, is destined for huge success as a free country. Truly our greatest days lie ahead.”
Former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry Lord Lilley added: “We won the referendum because we won the argument - despite Project Fear backed by the establishment.
“All of its claims - of higher unemployment, inflation, borrowing and lower growth, wages and a recession - proved spectacularly false. I am proud of the good sense of the British people.”
Lord Frost told Britons to 'ignore the current Rejoin mania'
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David Jones, former Brexit Minister, wrote: “Brexit was the greatest democratic mandate ever given by the British people to its Parliament and Government.
“Ten years on, our task is not to reopen an argument that has been settled, but to respect the outcome of the referendum by making full use of the freedoms that Brexit restored.”
Lord Elliott, former CEO of Vote Leave, said: “Brexit was the most consequential political event since Margaret Thatcher’s 1979 election. On joining, the EU was 35 per cent of the world economy, and growing fast. Now it’s 15 per cent, and sluggish. For our future prosperity, it was right to leave. Britain made the right choice.”
And Sir Bill Cash, Ex-Chair, European Scrutiny Committee, wrote: “10 years after our great national decision to regain our democratic sovereign law-making in our own elected parliament, let us all combine together again to reject Starmer's EU Partnership Bill which will re-subjugate us to EU law-making and the European Court.”
Lord Redwood concluded his thoughts to the People’s Channel, saying: “Brexit is already saving us a fortune. We are free to decide our own laws, spending and taxes. We would be worse off as an EU colony again.”
He added: “We can do so much more if only we elect a government that believes in Brexit. We can have cheaper energy with self-sufficiency in electricity. We need to cast off EU-style carbon and emissions taxes and say No to the carbon border tariff.
“We can grow faster, as we used to before joining the EU, by removing anti-business EU laws. We can save all the money we had to send to the EU, to enjoy lower taxes and lower interest rates from less borrowing.
“We can have a student scheme that just helps UK students instead of paying far too much for Erasmus which mainly helps EU students. We can liberate our services from inward-looking EU regulation and code law which limits growth and damages competitiveness.
“We have taken control of our borders and stopped EU freedom of movement. We now need to use these powers to stop migration of large numbers into low-pay jobs and no-pay residence.”
