Britain wants closer ties with the European Union.

Rishi Sunak, Britain’s fifth prime minister since the country voted to leave the European Union nearly seven years ago, has secretly asked ministers and officials to draw up plans for how to rebuild ties with the EU in areas such as defence, immigration, trade and energy. Quoted from Reuters news agency.

Last week, at the same time, a secret meeting was held between representatives of the two largest British parties, among others, and representatives of the business world – both supporters and opponents of Brexit. Guardian reportsThe purpose of the meeting was to see how the country could make Brexit work better for its European neighbours.

The main theme was that Britain was failing, that Brexit had not worked and that our economy was in a weak state, a source told the newspaper.

In Great Britain several shows Opinion polls An increasingly large proportion of people today believe that the decision to leave the EU was wrong. The economic situation in the country, which is suffering from high inflation, widespread strikes and low growth, is often described as more difficult than in most EU and IMF countries. Follow that UK This year is witnessing the lowest growth rate among the world's major economies, including Russia.

Independent British Budget Institute OBR It is counted for her The country will lose four percent of its GDP by 2030 due to Brexit.