Boris Johnson Speech to Reid Steel employees about the EU Referendum, PART FOUR

The video discusses the challenges faced by UK businesses in penetrating nearby markets, particularly due to restrictive French insurance requirements. It critiques the EU single market's effectiveness for the UK, highlighting a decline in UK exports to the EU post-1992. The analysis shows that non-EU countries outperformed the UK in exporting goods and services to the EU, questioning the benefits of the single market for the UK. The video concludes with a disappointing overview of economic growth within the EU.

What was a significant barrier for UK companies trying to secure contracts in Calais?

• Special French decennial insurance

• Language differences

• Lack of demand

• High tariffs

Between 2006 and 2015, how did UK exports to the EU single market change?

• Decreased by 18%

• Increased by 18%

• Remained stable

• Doubled

What was the trend in British exports to the EU after the single market was established?

• They increased significantly

• They slowed down

• They remained unchanged

• They were unaffected

How did non-EU countries perform in exporting goods to the EU compared to the UK?

• They performed better

• They did not export to the EU

• They performed worse

• They performed the same

What is suggested about the economic growth within the EU in relation to the single market?

• It has been very promising

• It has been disappointing

• It has been stable

• It has been unpredictable