From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS - how many Brexit promises actually came true?

A decade after the 24 June 2016 Vote Leave victory, the article reviews which Brexit promises were actually delivered, focusing first on the widely repeated “£350m a week for the NHS” claim. It recalls the campaign’s argument that the UK sent £350m weekly to Brussels and that the money could fund a new hospital every week, a figure disputed from the start by experts who pointed to UK benefits in return. The piece cites health spending trends, including commentary from Max Warner of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, saying health spending has risen in real terms over time. It notes Theresa May announced a five-year NHS funding settlement in 2018 targeting 3.4% annual increases, projecting higher spending by 2023–24, though the final outcome exceeded expectations due to the Covid pandemic.