BREXIT

A post-Brexit windfall predicted by pro-Leave economists should be used to boost the NHS by an extra £350million a week, prominent Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has said.

Launching a report by the Economists for Free Trade (EFT) group, Mr Rees-Mogg said he had not previously supported the health service pledge made by Leave campaigners during the referendum, but thought it was now essential to honour it.

With the EFT study predicting a £135billion boost for the UK after withdrawal, the Tory MP called for a radical reduction in import tariffs to make basic items cheaper.

He said: “What I’m suggesting is that we have more money for the NHS, and that we have cheaper prices for food, clothing and footwear for the poorest in society.”