The UK has basically given into the “sunk cost” fallacy, i.e. “We can’t back out now because of everything that’s already been spent…”:

This is mind blowing: the chancellor says there is no scenario that will leave the UK better off after exiting the EU. But the country is leaving anyway https://t.co/dF2AksOuj7

— Attracta Mooney (@AttractaMooney) November 28, 2018

This was never about the economy, or “sovereignty,” or trade, or any other of that horseshit. It was always about racism and these people are prepared to trade away their country’s future for a false promise that “those people” will be kicked out to ensure “Britain for Britons.”