EU RELEASES BRUTAL GRAPHIC WHICH SHOWS FULL EXTENT OF HOW BREXIT WILL AFFECT UK

 The Mirror 24 December 2020

The EU has released a brutal graphic showing the impact Brexit will have on people in the UK.

The document shows that as non-members, people from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will face border checks and roaming charges in mainland Europe from January 1.

UK citizens will also require a visa for visits of more than 90 days, and will no longer benefit from "frictionless trade", the graphic points out.

By comparison, a string of green ticks show the benefits of EU membership for those living in member states.

It was among a raft of documents released by the European Commission after a new post-Brexit trade agreement was announced.

The European Commission today released a list comparing the rights of people in member states with those in the UK (Image: Twitter)

Critics have said it highlights the flaws in leaving the EU (Image: Twitter)

It also pointed out that the UK will no longer be part of EU programmes including the student exchange initiative Erasmus.

Critics have branded losing out on Erasmus "an act of cultural vandalism".

Lord Adonis, vice-chairman of the European Movement, shared the graphic on Twitter, writing: "This is how bad the deal is for Britain."

Boris Johnson today gleefully announced that the UK has "taken back control of our laws".

Labour leader Keir Starmer says his party will vote for the Brexit deal - but said: “It is not the deal that the government promised - far from it."