Brexit: Tory Minister repeatedly corrected live on air

Get Brexit Done was a simple slogan, but it has been anything but simple.

This was apparent today when a recently promoted Minister was called out for sharing incorrect information on more than one occasion.

Kemi Badenoch was being interviewed by Ed Conway on Sky News.

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The business and trade secretary said how trade with Italy was going since Brexit and that’s when the confusion began.

It comes after an announcement that “the UK and Italy have today, agreed a momentous trade partnership to boost UK exports, help create jobs, increase wages and grow the economy.”

Wrong

“As I understand it, it has gone up,” Badenoch said, about trade with Italy.

Conway said it had gone down with Italy by about 12 to 16 per cent.

So someone was wrong…

“It depends on what you are looking at,” Badenoch replied, claiming there were a lot of mitigating factors.

“It’s always down,” Conway then said in exasperation.

Watch

Ed Conway – How would you say Italian trade has gone over the last few years… has it gone up or down since brexit?

Kemi Badenoch(Business & Trade Secretary) – It has gone up..

Ed Conway – It's gone down by about 12 to 16%#Clueless pic.twitter.com/7ZOxkcjHdc
— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) February 9, 2023

Reactions

Kemi Badenoch reckons asking Brexiters for the benefits they promised is "a fake conversation", like demanding a baby from a married couple. 👀

-"How is trade with Italy since #Brexit?"
-"It's gone up."
-"It's gone down."
-"Depends on the measure."
-"All of them point down." ~AA pic.twitter.com/ImfxleHeEV
— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) February 9, 2023

Kemi Badenoch here lying through her teeth about Brexit. Ed Conway’s face is a *picture*. He’s cringing for a nation.

Kemi is a Tory party rising star…or falling turd; it’s all about how you look at, isn’t it? 🤔😂

pic.twitter.com/yOD376tQVz
— Snow (@Lookinupatstars) February 9, 2023

So is Badenhoc actually admitting that Brexit is a disaster? 🤔🤔🤔
— David Harpham (@DavidHarpham77) February 9, 2023

The very definition of a car crash interview.
— MimiJ (@MimiJ9) February 9, 2023

"There are no trade treaties with individual EU member states."

"Despite the attempts by numerous Brexit supporters to claim that the UK could do separate deals with separate European countries that is impossible and is never going to happen."https://t.co/W5RZ42y51N
— Julian 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇨🇿 💙 🇺🇦 🐟 (@JJ_Brownbridge) February 8, 2023