Don’t need EU

BREXIT Britain is already confounding the doubters but one big threat remains — uncertainty.

So it’s welcome that Chancellor Philip Hammond has today announced the Government will keep funding many UK industries that rely on EU cash.

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Farmers in particular will be glad to hear that their subsidies remain until 2020, and universities will be relieved to know research grants are guaranteed by No 10.

Hammond’s underwriting of £4.6billion of EU handouts might sound huge, but it’s less than a third of the whopping £18billion we send to Brussels each year — the rest of which we’ll soon have to spend in the areas that matter most to Britain, like the NHS.

Plus the Chancellor says he’ll take a close look at all recipients of EU funds, which should spell the end of many pointless projects on which Brussels splurged our cash.

Although consumer confidence remains high and the FTSE is booming, uncertainty is affecting the economy and the next set of GDP figures will likely make for tough reading.

However, this short-term instability was predicted and can be seen off with confidence-boosting measures like the one announced by the Chancellor today.

Now it’s time to see the Government’s plan for Britain’s full exit.

Lion of duty

IS it any wonder England’s pampered footballers always choke when tested?

Top club “player liaisons” have revealed our lazy Lions rely on helpers to do everything from change light bulbs to even plug in a kettle!

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Of course, it’s not just England’s Premier League icons that live such cosseted lives of luxury.

But the foreign stars often had to work hard to get to the top, while our flops slide into their lavish lifestyles at a young age.

If England are ever going to taste success again, our boys need to learn something every Sun reader knows already:

The true value of a hard day’s work.

Here we row!

IT turned into a fabulous Friday at the Rio Olympics.

First Helen Glover and Heather  Stanning retained their title in the rowing women’s pair.

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Then Britain’s coxless four made it an amazing five golds in five Games.

And then Sir Bradley Wiggins became Britain’s greatest Olympian as our cyclists won gold with a world record in the men’s team pursuit.

With 21 medals already, and more fabulous Brit sportsmen and women to come, it’s already proving a brilliant Games for Team GB.

Who said Britain was too small to cope on its own?