With sluggish growth and strained public finances, the U.K.'s Labour government no longer shies away from blaming Brexit for the prolonged economic woes as it prepares for a difficult budget likely to include unpopular tax rises.
How has the rhetoric changed?
Labour politicians tried not to mention Brexit as their party swept to power in last year's election in a careful attempt to avoid alienating voters who had backed leaving the EU at the 2016 referendum.
But in recent weeks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has accused the previous Conservative government of having negotia
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