'Viva Brexit!' Boris Johnson in rallying cry to GB News viewers as ex-PM issues warning over Starmer
The former Prime Minister delivered his verdict on the fifth anniversary of the UK's departure from the European Union
Boris Johnson has delivered a rallying Brexit cry after warning GB News viewers that Sir Keir Starmer will lead Britain back into the "clutches of Brussels".
The former Prime Minister, who was a leading figure in the 2016 Vote Leave campaign, also highlighted how leaving the European Union is already delivering a number of benefits to Britain on the fifth anniversary of the UK's departure from the Brussels bloc.
Speaking directly to the People's Channel, Johnson said: "Don’t listen to the pessimists and the knockers - from delivering the fastest vaccine rollout in Europe to cutting VAT on tampons to free trade deals - Brexit is already proving its worth.
"Now is not the time to drift back into the clutches of Brussels - as Starmer is proposing.
Boris Johnson with an inset of Keir Starmer shaking hands with Ursula von der Leyen
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"The Eurozone is stagnant and Germany has had two years of negative growth.
"Now is the time to double down on Brexit and take advantage of our freedoms from AI to gene editing to financial services.
"We need a Government that really believes in Brexit and we need the British ruling class finally to match the bravery and imagination of the 17.4 million people who voted to leave."
Signing off his message to GB News viewers, Johnson simply added: "Viva Brexit!"
The former Prime Minister's stint in No10 will likely forever be associated with the UK's decision to leave the EU.
After campaigning to sever ties with the Brussels bloc in 2016, Johnson eventually replaced Theresa May as Prime Minister pledging to "Get Brexit Done".
Johnson later secured a landslide victory against Jeremy Corbyn, painting much of the Brexit-backing Red Wall for the first time in living memory.