George Bridges

Where it all went wrong

There were many failures during the negotiations – but the buck has to stop with No. 10

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Management books often repeat the dictum: ‘If there’s one thing worse than making mistakes, it’s not learning from them.’ So let’s apply that smug little idea to Brexit.

Before I start, a couple of housekeeping points. I voted Remain, but believe we must leave the EU and honour the referendum result.

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