
Boris Johnson has claimed that the ongoing Brexit delay is currently costing the UK £250 million-a-week which would appear in contrast to the figure that he had printed on the side of a bus in 2016.
In a tweet posted on Tuesday evening, the prime minister shared a video of himself talking in the Commons where he criticised the delay and bemoaned the amount that it is costing the UK on a weekly basis.
In the clip, where Johnson criticised Jeremy Corbyn and Labour for continuing to delay Brexit, he said:
They want to delay Brexit yet again, without further reference to those who voted for it, handing over to Brussels an extra £250 million a week for no purpose.
Enough to upgrade more than five hospitals or train 5,000 new nurses. And most egregiously of all, not only have they refused to choose the way ahead, they have now twice denied the British people their say in an election.
Corbyn’s #SurrenderBill would mean more pointless brexit delay at the extra cost of £250m a week - that's enough to… https://t.co/V8lZnwU8kX— Boris Johnson (@Boris Johnson) 1568139564
The problem here is that during the 2016 EU referendum, Johnson claimed that £350m a week was going to the EU. So why the sudden the drop in value?
Who knows but people have been more than happy to point out the prime minister's alternative prices on the UK's EU membership.
@BorisJohnson I thought it was £350m? 🤔 https://t.co/HiI3Wc76cx— Michael 🏊🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🏃♂️🇪🇺 (@Michael 🏊🏻♂️🚴🏻♂️🏃♂️🇪🇺) 1568139672
@BorisJohnson not £350 million then? Never trust a bus.— LukeB_MTB (@LukeB_MTB) 1568187038
Hang on a minute. Wasn't it £350m a week?!! https://t.co/Mits5VdWrq— Ros Altmann (@Ros Altmann) 1568153858
Not £350million a week then? Thanks for confirming the £350m on the side of your bus was a lie, and that you are in… https://t.co/bLVksjIuYL— Don’t Let The Music Stop (@Don’t Let The Music Stop) 1568147104
So you are now admitting the £350 million was a lie? https://t.co/4b9m0QscN4— David Lammy (@David Lammy) 1568150260